hive off 1. (如蜜蜂分群一般)分裂出来；另立；把…分离出来；(把部分工作等)划分给(下属部门等) The firm was hived off from the parent company. 这家子公司从母公司分立了出来。 If we can't meet the schedule, we can hive off some of the work to another firm. 如果我们来不及完成，可以把部分工作分给另一家公司做。 2. 〈主英口〉不见；不告而别 Where's Jim? I suppose he has hived off again. 吉姆哪里去了? 我看他又悄悄溜了。