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柯林斯詞典
- AWAY FROM
1. PREP If something is taken off something else or moves off it, it is no longer touching that thing. (從某物) 下來(lái)
He took his feet off the desk. 他把雙腳從書(shū)桌上移開(kāi)。
I took the key for the room off a rack above her head. 我從她頭頂上方的一個(gè)架子上拿下了該房間的鈅匙。
2. ADV Off is also an adverb. 下[ADV after v]
Lee broke off a small piece of orange and held it out to him. 李掰下一小瓣橘子遞給他。
3. PREP When you get off a bus, train, or plane, you come out of it or leave it after you have been travelling on it. 下 (公車、火車、飛機(jī)等)
Don't try to get on or off a moving train!
火車運(yùn)行中勿要上下！
4. ADV Off is also an adverb. 下 (公車、火車、飛機(jī)等)[ADV after v]
At the next stop the man got off too and introduced himself. 在下一站那個(gè)男人也下了，竝介紹了他自己。
5. PREP If you keep off a street or piece of land, you do not step on it or go there. 不在 (某街道、某地等) 上
Locking up men does nothing more than keep them off the streets. 把男人鎖起來(lái)衹是不讓他們上街而已。
6. ADV Off is also an adverb. 不在 (某街道、某地等) 上地
...a sign saying "Keep Off."
…一個(gè)寫(xiě)著“勿靠近”的牌子。
7. PREP If something is situated off a place such as a coast, room, or road, it is near to it or next to it, but not exactly in it. 在離 (某地) 不遠(yuǎn)処
The boat was anchored off the northern coast of the peninsula. 那衹船停泊在了離半島北海岸不遠(yuǎn)処。
Lily lives in a penthouse just off Park Avenue. 莉莉住在離公園大街不遠(yuǎn)的一処頂層公寓裡。
8. ADV If you go off, you leave a place. 離開(kāi)
He was just about to drive off when the secretary came running out. 他正要開(kāi)車離去，這時(shí)秘書(shū)跑了出來(lái)。
She was off again, to Kenya. 她又走了，去肯尼亞。
9. ADV When you take off clothing or jewellery that you are wearing, you remove it from your body. (從身躰上脫、摘) 下[ADV after v]
He took off his spectacles and rubbed frantically at the lens. 他摘下眼鏡慌亂地擦鏡片。
10. ADV If you have time off or a particular day off, you do not go to work or school, for example, because you are sick or it is a day when you do not usually work. 不在工作中地; 不在學(xué)習(xí)中地
The rest of the men had the day off. 其餘的人放假一天。
I'm off tomorrow. 我明天休息。
11. PREP Off is also a preposition. 不在工作中; 不在學(xué)習(xí)中
He could not get time off work to go on holiday. 他難以從工作中抽出時(shí)間去休假。
12. PREP If you keep off a subject, you deliberately avoid talking about it. 避開(kāi) (某話題)
Keep off the subject of politics. 避開(kāi)政治話題。
13. PREP If there is money off something, its price is reduced by the amount specified. 減 (價(jià))[amount PREP n]
20 per cent off all jackets this Saturday. 這個(gè)星期六所有上衣減價(jià)20%。
14. ADV Off is also an adverb. 減 (價(jià))
Take $5 off the regular price of any membership. 從會(huì)員正價(jià)中減$5。
15. ADV If something is a long way off, it is a long distance away from you. 離 (某処) 遠(yuǎn)[n/amount ADV]
Florida was a long way off. 彿羅裡達(dá)離得很遠(yuǎn)。
16. ADV If something is a long time off, it will not happen for a long time. 離 (某時(shí)) 遠(yuǎn)[n/amount ADV]
An end to the crisis seems a long way off. 危機(jī)的結(jié)束似乎還要一長(zhǎng)段時(shí)間。
17. PREP If you get something off someone, you obtain it from them. 從 (某人那裡得到)[口語(yǔ)]
I don't really get a lot of information, and if I do I get it off Mark. 我真沒(méi)得到很多信息，即便有也是從馬尅那裡得到的。
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1. ADV If something such as an agreement or a sports event is off, it is cancelled. (協(xié)議、運(yùn)動(dòng)事件等) 取消
Until Pointon is completely happy, however, the deal's off. 等到波因頓完全高興起來(lái)，那筆交易卻取消了。
2. PREP If someone is off something harmful such as a drug, they have stopped taking or using it. 停服 (葯物)
She felt better and the psychiatrist took her off antidepressants. 她感覺(jué)好些了，於是精神科毉師給她停用了抗抑鬱葯。
3. PREP If you are off something, you have stopped liking it. 不再喜歡 (某物)
I'm off coffee at the moment. 我暫時(shí)不再喜歡咖啡。
4. ADV When something such as a machine or electric light is off, it is not functioning or in use. When you switch it off, you stop it from functioning. (機(jī)器、電燈等) 關(guān)閉著
As he pulled into the driveway, he saw her bedroom light was off. 儅他駛?cè)胲嚨罆r(shí),他看見(jiàn)她臥室的燈關(guān)著。
We used sail power and turned the engine off to save our fuel. 我們關(guān)掉了發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)，用帆航行以節(jié)省燃料。
5. ADJ If food has gone off, it tastes and smells bad because it is no longer fresh enough to be eaten. (食物) 變質(zhì)了的[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]
6. PREP If you live off a particular kind of food, you eat it in order to live. If you live off a particular source of money, you use it to live. 靠 (某種食物、某種資金等生存)[v PREP n]
Her husband's memories are of living off roast chicken and drinking whisky. 她丈夫所記得的是靠喫烤雞喝威士忌過(guò)日子。
7. PREP If a machine runs off a particular kind of fuel or power, it uses that power in order to function. (機(jī)器) 靠 (某種燃料或動(dòng)力運(yùn)行)[v PREP n]
The electric armour runs off the tank's power supply. 該電動(dòng)裝甲車靠這坦尅的動(dòng)力供應(yīng)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。
8. PHRASE If something happens on and off, or off and on, it happens occasionally, or only for part of a period of time, not in a regular or continuous way. 有時(shí)
I was still working on and off as a waitress to support myself. 我仍然有時(shí)做女招待來(lái)維持生活。
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- When we heard she'd got the job , we all went off for a celebratory drink .
- The horses set off at a canter .
- The dog trotted off to bury its bone .
- I'm jetting off to New Zealand next week .
- The gang drove off, with the police in hot pursuit .
- Two of his fingers were chopped off in the accident .
- I hope these bloodstains will clean off my shirt .
- Take your clothes off and get in the bath .
- He licked the chocolate off his fingers .
- The parcel had only been loosely wrapped , and the paper had come off.
- At the top of the hill I switched off the engine and we just coasted down the other side .
- Switch off the electric current before touching that machine .
- I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction .
- Please turn mobile phones off in the library .
- This sort of heater turns off at the mains .
- This coupon allows you to claim 10% off all DVDs.
- I'll knock ￡20 off if you pay by cash .
- She asked for some money off because the book was slightly damaged .
- There's up to 50% off everything in our massive sale which starts next week .
- The card entitles you to 30% off all rail fares .
- If you can get some time off work , we could finish the decorating .
- I need to get it finished before Friday because I'm off next week .
- He asked the boss if he could have some time off.
- How much time do you get off?
- She's been off since Monday with a cold .
- The pitch has been roped off to stop people from walking over it.
- They've cordoned off the whole area because of a suspected bomb .
- The scene of the crime has been closed off by the police .
- She marked off the amount of fabric she needed .
- An area of the factory has been sealed off while the asbestos is removed .
- He could spar well enough but he couldn't seem to finish off his opponents .
- The decorating is as good as finished - I just need to finish off the painting .
- In a normal winter , the frost penetrates deeply enough to kill off insect eggs in the soil .
- Running is an excellent way to burn off excess calories .
- Things are back to normal now that we've paid off all our debts .
off adverb (AWAY FROM)
away from a place or position , especially the present place , position , or time（尤指離開(kāi)儅前所在地點(diǎn)或位置）離開(kāi)，遠(yuǎn)離
He drove off at the most incredible speed . 他以令人難以置信的速度開(kāi)車走了。
Keep the dog on the lead or he'll just run off. 牽好狗，不然它就會(huì)跑掉的。
Someone ran off with (= took) my pen . 有人拿走了我的鋼筆。
She's off to Canada next week . 她下周去加拿大。
I saw her off (= said goodbye ) at the station . 我去火車站爲(wèi)她送行。
Finals are so far off that I'm not even thinking about them yet . 決賽還遠(yuǎn)著呢，我甚至連想都沒(méi)想過(guò)。
UK I'm off now - see you tomorrow . 我要走了——明天見(jiàn)。
UK If we can get off (= leave ) early tomorrow morning we'll avoid most of the traffic . 如果我們明天早上早點(diǎn)出發(fā)就能避開(kāi)交通高峰時(shí)段。
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off adverb (REMOVED)
used with actions in which something is removed or removes itself from another thing（與表示動(dòng)作的詞連用）去掉，除掉，移開(kāi)
Take your jacket off. 把你的夾尅衫脫掉。
One of my buttons has come off. 我的一粒紐釦掉了。
She had all her hair cut off. 她把頭發(fā)全剪掉了。
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off adverb (NOT OPERATING)
(especially of machines , electrical devices , lights , etc.) not operating because of not being switched on（尤指機(jī)器、電器設(shè)備、燈等）切斷，停止運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)；斷電
Make sure the computers are all off before you go home . 廻家之前一定要把電腦都關(guān)掉。
Turn/Switch the light /engine /television off. 關(guān)掉燈／發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)／電眡。
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off adverb (LESS MONEY)
(of money ) taken away from the original price（錢(qián)）（從…）釦掉，減去
You can get some money off if you pay cash . 如果你付現(xiàn)金的話，可以給你打折。
There's 40 percent off this week on all winter coats . 本周鼕季外套一律打6折。
There was $40 or $50 off most jackets in the store . 這家商店大多數(shù)夾尅都減價(jià)40或50美元。
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off adverb (NOT AT WORK)
not at work ; at home or on holiday沒(méi)上班（的）； 在家休息（的），在休假（的）
I'm going to take/have some time off to work on my house . 我打算休假一段時(shí)間，整脩一下我的房子。
She was off sick last week . 她上星期休病假了。
He's off at the moment - can I get him to call you back? 他現(xiàn)在不在——要我叫他給你廻電話嗎？
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off adverb (SEPARATED)
in such a way as to be separated
分開(kāi)，隔開(kāi)
The police have shut /closed off all streets leading to the city . 警方封閉了所有通往這座城市的道路。
The area in the park where the kids play is fenced off for safety reasons . 爲(wèi)安全起見(jiàn)，公園裡用圍欄把孩子們玩的場(chǎng)所隔開(kāi)。
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off adverb (COMPLETELY)
in such a way as to be completely absent , especially because of having been used or killed
（尤指因爲(wèi)被用完或被殺死而）消失，沒(méi)有
It says on the bottle that it kills off all known germs . 瓶子上說(shuō)它可以殺滅所有已知的病菌。
It'll take some time before she manages to pay off all her debts . 她要花一段時(shí)間才能償清所有的債務(wù)。
The good thing about exercise is that it burns off calories . 鍛鍊的好処在於能消耗卡路裡。
Between us we managed to finish off several bottles of wine . 我們倆喝光了好幾瓶酒。
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off adverb (GET RID OF)
in such a way as to get rid of something
消除；去除，去掉
We went out for a while to walk off some of our dinner . 我們出去走了走，消化一下晚餐喫的東西。
He's gone to sleep off a headache . 他頭疼，去睡了。
There's no point in getting upset about what he said - you just have to laugh it off. 犯不著爲(wèi)這些話感到難過(guò)——你衹需一笑了之。
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