| 释义 |
off /ɒf,ɔːf/ ad. | prep. | a. | vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ad.
1. …掉，…下
The handle has come off. 手柄脱落了。
The paint was peeling off. 油漆在脱落。
take off one's coat 脱掉上衣
take a hat off 脱帽
She kicked off her shoes. 她一脚把鞋子甩掉。
break off a piece of bread 掰下一块面包
2. (离)开，(走)开；(隔)开
Morris hurried off eagerly to get a cab. 莫利斯匆匆离去，急忙去叫出租车。
He had gone off to work. 他去上班了。
Off we go! 我们走吧!
The bus stopped and we got off. 公共汽车停了，我们下车。
I saw her off at the station. 我在车站为她送行。
fence off the railway 用栅栏把铁路隔开
3. 向一边
turn off into a bypath 转向一条小路
4. 离，距；离海岸
August is less than a week off. 离8月不到1个星期了。
It was ten past three now, the morning was a long time off. 现在才3点10分，离早晨还有好长一段时间。
The stranger stood ten paces off. 那个陌生人站在10步以外。
The city is twenty miles off. 那座城市在20英里以外。
keep the assailant off 不让攻击者接近
The ship stood off to sea. 那艘船远离海岸泊着。
5. 切断；停止，中止
turn the radio off 关掉收音机
The match has been rained off. 比赛已因下雨而取消。
Their engagement is broken off. 他们的婚约已解除。
6. 不工作，休息
take three days off 休假3天
Yesterday was my day off. 昨天是我休息的日子。
take time off for lunch 歇工吃中饭
7. 光，完，尽；全部地
drink off a glass of water at one draft 把一杯水一饮而尽
Finish off one job before you start another. 做完一件工作以后再开始做另一件。
pay off one's debts 还清债款
This stuff kills off all vermin. 这东西消灭一切害虫。
8. (减)掉，(扣)掉
Sales dropped off. 销售量下降。
You can get ten per cent off with a student card. 凭学生证你可以打九折。
9. (消)除，(去)除
sleep off a hangover 用睡眠来消除宿醉
My headache passed off soon. 我的头痛一会儿就好了。
10. 不如通常水平
His work has gone off recently. 近来他的工作表现较差。
11. 腐坏，变质
This milk has gone off. 这牛奶已变质。
12. 进入昏迷状态
He dozed off during the sermons. 他在做礼拜时打起了瞌睡。
go off 昏过去
13. 【戏】在舞台外
move off 离开舞台
14. [用在数词后]〈主英〉作为同批生产
II prep.
1. 从…离开；从…向下
take one's hat off a nail 从挂钉上取下帽子
lift a cup off the table 从桌上拿起一只杯子
break a piece of bread off the loaf 从长面包上掰下一块
The bird hopped off the branch. 鸟从树枝上跳下。
He kicked the snow off his shoes before getting in. 他在进屋之前把鞋上的雪踢掉。
2. 离…；在…的外面
a lonely house off the main road 离开大路的一幢孤零零的房子
about seven blocks off the campus 离校园大约7个街区处
Please keep off the grass. 请别踩踏草地。
There is ice cream for sale off the premises. 店堂外面可买到冰淇淋。
3. 偏离…；失去…
The ship was still twenty degrees off course. 那条船仍然偏离航线20度。
We're going off the subject. 我们离题了。
4. 通向…；从…分岔
The kitchen's off the dining room. 厨房在餐厅一侧。
a narrow lane off the main road 从大街岔出的一条小胡同
5. 不在从事…，在…后休息
He's been off the committee for months. 他离开委员会已有好几个月了。
I'm off duty on Tuesdays. 我每星期二休息。
She's off work with a bad cold. 她因患重感冒在休息。
6. 低于…；差于…水平
take 20 percent off the marked price 按标价减20%
be off one's usual tennis form 打网球的竞技状态失常
7. 戒…；停服…；不爱好
be off liquor (smoking) 戒酒(烟)
We need to take you off antibiotics for a while. 我们必须对你停用一段时期的抗生素。
be off bridge 不再玩桥牌
She's off heroin now. 她已戒除海洛因毒瘾。
I'm off beer at the moment. 此时我不想喝啤酒。
8. 以…为依靠
live off one's pension 靠养老金过活
make profits off sb.'s sufferings 以某人的痛苦来谋利
There is a special wire cutter which works off a battery. 有一种用电池驱动的特殊钢丝钳。
We lived off beans and bacon. 我们靠吃豆子和熏咸肉过活。
9. 〈美〉从…移开
His eyes weren't off her for a moment. 他的眼睛一直盯着她。
10. 〈口〉从
I borrowed a few pounds off him. 我向他借了几英镑。
I bought it off a street vendor. 这东西我是从街上小贩处买来的。
11. [表示原料或构成部分]用，由
lunch off cheese and fruit 吃奶酪和水果当午餐
12. 未覆盖在…上
off the shoulders (衣服)露肩的(地)
13. 【海】在离…海面上
The ship anchored a mile off the coast. 那艘船抛锚停泊在离岸1英里的海面上。
14. 【高尔夫】以(击数)让步
He played off three. 他以让3击打球。
III a.
1. 关着的，停着的；停止流通的
the off position on the dial 刻度盘上“关”的位置
The motor is off. 发动机停着。
The electricity is off. 电切断了。
2. 不再举行的，延期的；不再生效的；取消的
The meeting is off. 会议取消了。
Their engagement is off. 他们的婚约已解除。
The agreement is off. 协议作废了。
We consider the deal with that firm as off. 我们认为与那家公司的这笔交易已取消。
3. (人)不工作的，休息着的；(时间)空闲的
Tonight is his night off. 今晚他不当班。
We're off Wednesdays during the summer. 夏天，我们星期三休息。
4. 处于…境况的
He is badly off for money. 他非常拮据。
You were better off before. 你以前生活比较富裕。
5. (商业季节等)萧条的，淡的
6. 低于标准(或通常水平)的，较差的；(等级等)低下的；(产量等)减少的；(价格、价值)下降的
His performance was rather off. 他的表现实在不堪。
Your pitching is off today. 你今天投球比平时差。
an off grade of oil 劣等油
Production was off this year. 今年产量下降。
Stocks were off. 股市下跌。
7. (可能性)极小的
8. 错误的
My guess was slightly off. 我的猜测稍稍离了谱。
be off in one's reckoning 计算错误
You are off on that point. 在这一点上你错了。
9. 〈口〉不正常的，不对头的，有点怪的
He seemed to be off somewhere. 他似乎有点精神失常。
I really thought it was a bit off the way she behaved. 我真的认为她的行为举止有点怪。
10. 〈英口〉脸色不好的，身体不舒服的
I'm feeling a bit off today. 我今天感到有点不舒服。
11. 腐坏的，变质的
This cream is off. 这奶油已变质。
The wine's off at this joint. 这馆子里的酒淡而无味。
12. 从菜单上删去的，暂不供应的
I'm sorry, sir, but the duck's off. 先生，很抱歉，鸭子没有。
13. (车轮等)在右侧的，右边的
The off horse is lame. 右边的马跛了。
14. 较远的；反面的
15. 出发的，离去的
When are you off to America? 你什么时候去美国?
I'm off. See you in the morning. 我走了。明天早晨见。
He was off to see a lawyer. 他去见一位律师了。
16. (路等)分支的；次要的，非主要的
an off issue 枝节问题
17. 【海】向海那一边的
the off side of the ship 船身向海的一边
18. 【板】右手击球员的左前方场地的；左手击球员的右前方场地的
19. 〈英口〉不友好的，敌对的
IV ❶ vt.
〈美俚〉
1. 杀死
2. 跟…性交
❷ vi.
[用于祈使句]走开，滚开；站开
Off, or I'll shoot. 滚开!否则我开枪了。
V n.
1. 关掉(或断开、取消)状态
The thermostat is set at “off”. 恒温器现在拨在“关”的位置上。
Turn the switch from off to on. 把开关从“关”转到“开”上去。
2. 【板】右手击球员的左前方场地；左手击球员的右前方场地
3. (赛马的)开始
[ME < OE of; 见 OF¹] phr. from the off〈英〉从一开始 Heredity had thrust our roles on us from the off.遗传性从我们呱呱坠地起就给我们在生活中所扮演的角色定了型。how…off for...〈口〉…有多少… How are you off for money at the moment? 眼下你有多少钱? off and〈非规范〉忽然，意外地 He off and left the room. 他忽然离开了房间。off and on1. 断断续续地，间歇地；有时： I'd dozed off and on until daylight.我时而打盹时而醒来，直到天明。We play cards off and on.我们有时玩玩牌。2. (船)时而靠岸时而离岸地 off with[用于祈使句]去；去掉；脱掉 Off with that coat, my dear.亲爱的，把那件外套脱掉。Off with you!滚开! right off见 right
straight off见 straight
◇注解在书面英语中，off后一般不再接of或from (如 step off the platform, 不用 step off of the platform 或 step off from the platform) |