hive off

• • [主英国英语]把…从团体中分离出来，(如蜜蜂分群般)分裂出来，另立；把…分离出来：

    Everyone would be hived off to set up his own family.

    每一个人都会另立自己的家庭。

    The sale section will hive off to form an independent firm next year.

    销售部明年将分出去成立一个独立的公司。

  • 把(部分工作)分出：

    You can hive off some of the work to us if necessary.

    如果必要的话，你可以把部分工作分给我们做。

  • [主英国口语]不告而别，溜走：

    Where did the guy, do you know, hive off to?

    你知道不知道那家伙溜到哪儿去了?