haul off

• • 【航海学】改变航向以避开(某物)；改向驶离:

    The ship hauled off the island to the big ship.

    那艘船驶离了小岛向大船靠去。

  • 后退，离开，跑掉；回收，撤回:

    He has hauled off before I go by him.

    没等我靠近他，他就跑掉了。

    You will be payed back if you don't haul off what you said.

    如果你不收回你的话，你会受到报应的。

  • [口语]缩回手臂以挥拳击打(某人):

    He hauled off and hit the boy in the nose.

    他挥拳打了那个男孩的鼻子。