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| /ɒf/ |
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| 1 | away from sth
leaving a place or going away from something （离）开；（走）开 |
| With only $150 in his pocket, he set off for New Mexico. 他只带着150美元就去了新墨西哥。 |
| I’ d never let an 11-year-old kid go off on his own. 我决不会让一个11岁的孩子独自离去。 |
| be off If you don’ t need me any more, I’ ll be off. 如果你不再需要我，我就走了。 |
| be off to I’ m off to Scotland next Tuesday. 我下星期二去苏格兰。 |
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| 2 | going out of a vehicle
leaving a plane , train , bus etc 下（飞机、火车、公共汽车等） |
| get off Ask the driver to stop the bus so we can get off. 请司机把客车停一停，好让我们下车。 |
| They didn’ t see each other till they got off the plane. 他们直到下了飞机才彼此看见对方。 |
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| 3 | not on sth
not on the top or surface of something , especially after being on it 从…（顶部或表面）离开；从…向下 |
| The wind blew a flower pot off the balcony. 风把一个花盆从阳台上刮了下去。 |
| Hold on tight so you don’ t slip off. 要抓紧才不会滑下去。 |
| I had to scrape the dirt off the walls. 我得把泥土从墙上刮掉。 |
| She tried to push the dog off but it kept jumping up. 她想把狗推下去，可是它却不停地跳上来。 |
| I was so surprised I nearly fell off my chair. 我大吃一惊，差点从椅子上跌下来。 |
| keep/stay off There was a sign saying ‘Keep off the grass’ . 有块牌子上写着“请勿踩踏草坪”。 |
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| 4 | no longer connected
no longer connected to someone or something …下；…掉 |
| They cut off seven branches from the tree. 他们从树上砍下了7根树枝。 |
| Cindy was playing with the doll when its leg fell off. 辛迪在玩布娃娃时，布娃娃的腿掉了下来。 |
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| 5 | close to sth
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| | 5a | near a particular street , road etc, but not directly on it 离…很近；在…附近 | | The restaurant is just off the main road. 餐馆就在离大路不远的地方。 | |
| | 5b | connected to a particular room or space 通向 | | You’ ll find a bathroom just off the master bedroom. 你会发现主卧室旁就有个洗手间。 | |
| | 5c | in a part of the sea that is near the land 靠近海岸的 | | Two miles off the coast, we sailed right into the storm. 在离海岸两英里处我们迎面遇上了暴风雨。 | |
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| 6 | not working
a machine or piece of electrical equipment that is off is not switched on or is not being used 关掉；不用 |
| The lights were off in the big house. 这栋大房子里的灯全灭了。 |
| I saw that all the machines were switched off. 我看见所有的机器都被关掉了。 |
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| 7 | when clothes are removed
used for saying that clothes or shoes are removed （脱）掉（衣服或鞋） |
| We told the children to take off their wet clothes. 我们叫孩子们脱掉湿衣服。 |
| She kicked off her shoes and settled down on the sofa. 她踢掉脚上的鞋，在沙发上坐了下来。 |
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| 8 | not at school or work
not at school or work , for example because you are not well or because it is not a normal working day 不上课；不工作；休息 |
| I’ m considering taking quite a bit of time off work. 我在考虑好好地休息一段时间。 |
| We’ re planning a trip to the zoo on my day off. 我们计划在我休息那天去动物园。 |
| I took two weeks off in August. 我8月份休了两星期的假。 |
| be off (=not at work or school) She’ s off sick today. 缺席；没有上班（或上学） |
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| 9 | not discussing sth
not talking about a particular subject 不谈论 |
| We were told to keep off the subject of babies. 我们被告知不要谈论有关婴儿的话题。 |
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| 10 | no longer planned
used for saying that an event is no longer going to take place as planned 不再举行的；取消的 |
| Sorry, but the meeting’ s off. 对不起，会议取消了。 |
| Tonight’ s game has been called off because of bad weather. 因为天气不好，今晚的比赛已取消。 |
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| 11 | no longer eating, using, or doing sth
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| | 11a | no longer taking drugs or other harmful substances 不再服用，戒掉（毒品等） | | I’ ve been off alcohol now for three weeks. 我已经3星期没沾酒了。 | | He went to a treatment centre where he was gradually weaned off heroin. 他进了一个治疗中心，在那儿他渐渐地戒掉了海洛因毒瘾。 | |
| | 11b | no longer eating or drinking something or no longer doing an activity because you do not like it any more （因不再喜欢而）不再吃（或喝），停做 | | I’ m off sweet things at the moment. 眼下我已不吃甜食了。 | | go off sth I’ ve gone off watching daytime talk shows. 我已不再看白天的访谈节目了。 | | He seems to have gone right off his food. 看来他对自己的食物已经一点也不感兴趣了。 | |
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| 12 | reduced
used for saying that a price has been reduced by a particular amount （减）掉，（扣）掉（一定的价格） |
| There’ s now 30% off all swimsuits. 现在所有的游泳衣一律7折。 |
| Shares fell almost 10%, wiping $400 million off the company’ s value. 股票跌了将近10%，使公司的市值减少了4亿美元。 |
| take sth off sth They agreed to take £3 off the price. 他们同意把价格降低3英镑。 |
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| 13 | a particular time or distance away
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| | 13a | used for saying how much time there is between the present and a time or event in the future （时间）离，距 | | Christmas is only three weeks off. 离圣诞节只有3个星期了。 | | a long time off Retirement is still a long time off. 离退休还有好长一段时间。 | |
| | 13b | a particular distance away （空间）距离… | | Their farm is only twenty miles off. 他们的农场离这儿才20英里远。 | | a long way off The nearest seaside resort is a long way off. 离最近的海滨胜地也有好长一段路。 | |
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| 14 | no longer good
food that is off is no longer fresh and is not good to eat （食物）腐坏，变质 |
| This cream is slightly off. 这奶油有点变质了。 |
| go off This meat smells as if it’ s gone off. 这肉闻起来好像变质了。 |
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| 15 | BRITISH not available
used for saying that something is not available in a restaurant （餐馆里某菜肴）售完了，不再供应 |
| be off I’ m sorry, sir, the roast lamb is off. 很抱歉，先生，烤羔羊肉没有了。 |
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| 16 | spoken from sb/sth
used for stating the person or thing that something is taken from . Many people consider this to be incorrect 从…得到（许多人认为此用法不正确） |
| Let’ s see if we can get some money off my Dad. 让我们试试看能否从我爸那儿弄到一些钱。 |
| You could borrow a ladder off the people next door. 你可以向隔壁邻居借个梯子。 |
| I got your phone number off the members’ list. 我从会员名单中得到了你的电话号码。 |
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| 17 | BRITISH using fuel or electricity
used for saying that a machine or piece of equipment works by using a type of fuel or electricity （机器或设备）用，由（某种燃料或电力）发动 |
| Most modern cars run off unleaded petrol. 大部分现代轿车用的是无铅汽油。 |
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| 18 | not in a place
not within a particular area 不在（某特定区域）；在…外面 |
| People were warned to stay off the streets. 人们被警告不要上街。 |
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| 19 | not normal
strange or unusual 奇怪的；不正常的 |
| Something about the way he talked was a little off. 他说话的样子有点怪。 |
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| 20 | in a good or bad situation
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| | 20a | to be rich/poor 生活富裕/贫困 | | The local farmers all looked pretty badly off. 当地农民看起来全都很贫困。 | | She comes from a very well-off family. 她出生于一个非常富裕的家庭。 | |
| | 20b | to have a large/small amount of something 大量拥有/缺乏某物 | | Most of the colleges are pretty well off for computers. 大多数学院都拥有许多计算机。 | | The kids are quite badly off for clothes. 这些孩子缺衣少穿。 | | how are you off for sth? How are you off for money? 你有多少钱？ | |
| | 20c | to be in a situation that is better/worse for you than another one 更好/更糟的境况 | | I’ m starting to think I’ d be better off without him. 我开始在想，如果没有他我的生活也许会更好些。 | | You couldn’ t be any worse off than you are now. 你不会比现在更糟的。 | |
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| - | be a bit off BRITISH informal old-fashioned
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| if someone’ s behaviour is a bit off , you cannot accept it because it is not polite |
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| I thought the way he interrupted you was a bit off. 我认为他那样打断你的话是不礼貌的。 |
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| - | off and on/on and off
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| sometimes but not regularly |
| 有时；间或；断断续续 |
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| She’ s been taking drugs off and on since she was 16. 她自16岁以来断断续续地一直在吸毒。 |
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| - | right/straight off informal
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| immediately |
| 立即；马上 |
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| He told us right off that he wasn’ t happy about the decision. 他立即告诉我们他不满这个决定。 |
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