| 释义 |
Examples:compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off—lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea [idiom.]—legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls—lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off—Penghu island county of Taiwan, off the coast of Kaohsiung—if you ride a tiger, it's hard get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway—Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan—a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times ward off evil spirits—The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.—easily forgive, simply release (idiom); let sb off scot free—take off formal dress and ornaments (traditional)—lit. flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment—lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. cut off one's nose to spite one's face—tear off a person's four limbs and head using five horse drawn carts (as capital punishment)—sudden death (play-off in sporting competition)—deleveraging (i.e. paying off part of a leverage loan)—be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)—Devil's Island, notorious French prison off the coast of French Guyana—the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance stave off evil.—lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me—pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own—vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft—Beaufort Sea (off Alaska and British Columbia)—Kinmen County, Taiwan (the Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast)—one who has a little knowledge likes show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest—fig. spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)—fig. try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off—Kagoshima, Japanese island prefecture off the south coast of Kyushu—let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)—lit. break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat—blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker—sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)—flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry)—never put off until tomorrow what you can do today [idiom.]—break off or break open sth. with one's hands—do sth. when least expected (idiom); to catch sb. off guard—lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat [idiom.]— |