off
[ɔ:f]
adv.表示状态的关闭或离开
prep.离开, 在 ... 之外
adj.空闲的,离开的, 关闭的
v.离开, 脱下
例句与用法:
It rained on and off all day.
整天断断续续地下著雨。
Make sure the central heating is off.
集中供暖设备一定要关掉。
We went to the station to see her off.
我们去车站为她送行。
Please turn the light off before leaving the room.
离开房间前,请把灯关掉。
词形变化:
动词过去式: offed | 动词过去分词: offed | 动词现在分词: offing | 动词第三人称单数: offs |
ad.
1. (离)开, (走)开, (隔)开
They went off together and left me sitting there.
他们一同离开了, 留下我独自坐在那里。
2. (时间、空间上)离, 距
The town is five miles off.
小城离这儿五英里远。
3. 切断, 关掉, 停止; 取消; 不在工作, 休息
He turned off the light before going out.
他出门前把灯关掉了。
4. 完, 光, 直到最后
I've paid off my debts.
我已把债款还清了。
5. (食品)变坏, 变质; 不再供应
The milk has gone off.
这牛奶已变质。
6. 不如通常水平
7. (消)除, (去)除
prep.
1. 离开……, 隔着……; 在(离岸边不远的)海面
He lifted a cup off the table.
他从桌上拿起一只杯子。
2. 从……脱落, 从……掉下
3. 偏离……; 失去……
You're going off the subject.
你们离题了。
4. 通向……; 从……分岔
The dining room is off the living room.
餐室通向起居室。
5. 戒掉……; 停服……
He is off smoking.
他戒烟了。
6. 以……为依靠, 以……为食
7. 低于……; 折价
He offered to take 10% off the price.
他表示愿意按原价减去百分之十。
a.[Z]
1. 离去的; 偏离的
I must be off now.
我这就得走了。
2. 休假的, 不上班的
Tomorrow will be my day off.
明天我休息(不上班)。
3. 不合时令的[B]
4. 情况不好的; (食物)腐败的
This cheese is off.
这乳酪已变质。
5. (电器等)关着的; (电流等)切断的[F]
The electricity is off.
电流切断了。
6. 较远的, 另一侧的
vt.
宰了
短语词组:
off and on
1. 断断续续地
It snowed off and on all morning.
整个早上雪下下停停。
It rained off and on all day.
断断续续下了一天雨。
off with
1. 去除
Off with your hats!
脱帽!
off
词形变化:
动词过去式: offed | 动词过去分词: offed | 动词现在分词: offing | 动词第三人称单数: offs |
同义词:
away | sour | rotten | rancid | bad | tainted | moldy | out | mouldy | inedible | subnormal | inferior | substandard | irregular | leisure | discretionary | free | open | holiday | idle | abnormal | strange | eccentric | peculiar | aside | offbeat | distantly | further | faraway | farther | outlying | from | far | wrong | inaccurate | misled | miscalculated | mistaken | incorrect | misguided | erroneous | away from | out of | off duty | on liberty | on leave | not | liberty | on | leave | duty | working | off | murder | forth | in | remove | dispatch | hit | turned | bump off | polish off | slay | cancelled | of |
反义词:
on |
词义辨析:
同义:
ad.距, 离, 远处地
away
out
aside
distantly
prep.离……, 从……
from
away from
out of
out
a.错误的, 不正确的
wrong
incorrect
inaccurate
mistaken
misguided
misled
in erros
erroneous
miscalculated
a.不正常的, 古怪的
abnormal
offbeat
peculiar
eccentric
strange
a.低于正常的, 次的
substandard
subnormal
inferior
irregular
a.空闲的, 假日的
leisure
idle
holiday
free
open
discretionary
off duty
not working
on liberty
on leave
a.较远的, 远离的
farther
further
outlying
faraway
far
反义:
prep.离开; 在……之外
on
off[ɔ:f; ɔf]adv.1.■脱离2.■离开,离去3.■掉,落4.■脱掉5.■隔离,隔开6.■背离7.■离,距;离海岸8.■向一边9.■中止,停止;切断10.■光,完,尽;全部地11.■不工作,休息12.■(描)出;(分割)成13.■(减)掉,(扣)掉;折扣14.■(消)除,(去)除15.■不如通常水平16.■腐烂,变质17.■进入迷糊状态,失掉(意识)18.■【戏剧】在舞台外prep.1.■从…离开:to tear a page off the book从书上撕下一页2.■从…脱离,从…脱落:He took several books off the shelf.他从书架上取下几本书。3.■离…;在…的外面:only ten nautical miles off the main land离大陆仅10海里Keep off the Grass!(告示)勿踏草地!4.■偏离…;失去…:off course偏离航线off balance失去平衡5.■低于…, 少于…;差于…水平:30% off the marked price比标出的价格低30%off the average低于平均水平6.■不再从事…,在…后休息:off duty工休7.■戒…;停服…;不爱好:to be off smoking戒烟I'm right off the newspaper while eating.吃饭时我不再喜欢看报纸了。8.■进入…,通向…;从…分岔:The road is off the church.这条路通向教堂。an alley off the street大街上的一条小巷9.■以…为依靠:to drive off the batteries以电池为动力驱动to live off an inheritance靠遗产生活10.■[表示原料或构成部分]用,由:to cook a soup off tomato用番茄做了一碗汤11.■未覆盖在…上:off the table(台布)未罩在桌面上12.■[口语]从:He borrowed 15 dollars off me.他向我借了15美元。13.■[美国英语]不看…,避开:off someone's eyes避开某人的眼光14.■【航海学】离海岸,向海上,在离…的海面上15.■【高尔夫球】以(若干杆数)让步adj.1.■关着的;停着的;停止流通的2.■不再举行的,延期的;不再生效的;取消的3.■不工作的,休息的;(时间)空闲的4.■(市场、经济等)萧条的,淡的5.■低于标准的;不如平常的;不活跃的;安静的6.■减少的,下降的,下跌的;(等级等)低下的7.■错误的8.■[口语]不正常的,不对头的,有点怪的;头脑不正常的9.■(可能性)极小的10.■身体不舒服的,脸色不好的11.■处于…境况的12.■(车道等)右侧的,右边的13.■较远(一边)的(与 near 相反);反(面)的14.■离去的,出发的,启程的15.■(路)分支的;次要的,非主要的16.■腐烂的,变质的17.■从菜单上删去的,暂不供应的18.■【航海学】向海那一边的19.■【板球】击球手右前方的;投球手左手的interj.1.■离开!站开!滚蛋!vt.1.■[美国俚语]2.■杀死;谋杀3.■与…性交vi.1.■[用于祈使句]走开,滚开;站开n.1.■关闭(或断开、取消)状态2.■(赛马的)开始3.■【板球】右手击球员的左前方场地;左手击球员的右前方场地4.■低价股票badly off for缺少from off从…离开from the off[英国俚语]从头开始;从起点开始,从一开始how…off for…[口语]…有多少…off and[口语]忽然,意外地off and on[口语]有时,偶尔;间歇地,断断续续地【航海学】(船)时而离岸时而靠岸地[亦作 on and off]off of[美国口语]从…移开off with[用于祈使句]拿掉;脱掉Off with you!走开! 滚开!right off见 rightstraight off见 straight
offoff[ɔ:f, ɔf]adv.1.■离, 距far off远a mile off有一英里远only three months off只要再过三个月(只在三个月前)2.■离开, 走开fly off飞去go off走掉Where are you off to?你到哪里去?3.■脱离, 脱掉get off脱衣; 下马fall off(从马上)掉下来look off掉转视线take off脱(衣、帽、鞋等)4.■断掉, 休止turn off the radio关掉收音机take a day off休假一天5.■(动作)完了、中止drink off喝完leave off work停止工作pay off付清The game was called off.比赛取消了。6.■[表示情况]comfortably off收入很多, 生活宽裕How are you off for fuel?你们的燃料情况怎样?7.■(渐渐)减少; ...起来cool off冷起来; (热情)低落下来; (情绪)平静下来wear off(精力)衰退; (衣服)渐渐破损8.■折扣ten per cent off九折9.■欺骗pass off a false article on a man把假货卖给某人
词性变化offprep.1.■从; 从...离开[脱离, 去掉]buy [borrow] sth. off sb.向某人买[借]某物A button is off his coat.他的上衣的一个扣子掉了。The rain ran off the roof.雨水从屋顶流下来。2.■与...相隔, 离...Keep off the grass.请勿践踏草地。The house stands miles off the main road.那所房子离大路好几英里远。She is three years off thirty.再过三年她满三十岁。3.■低于...; 从...扣除a dollar off the list price比价目表的价格便宜一美元take ten per cent off the price减价百分之十4.■在...之外The ship anchored off the island.船在岛外抛锚。offadj.1.■远的, 那一边的the off side of the wall墙的那一边2.■(车马等)右侧的; (船)向海边的an off horse右边的马the off hind wheel右后轮The ship kept the buoy on her off side.这条船在浮标的左边。3.■(路等)分支的; 非主要的an off branch of a river河流的分支an off street小街an off issue枝节问题4.■停止了的; 休歇的; 空闲的an off day休假日off hours空闲的时间5.■低于通常水平的; 可能性极小的an off season淡季an off year for apples苹果的小年There is an off chance of finding him at home.在家里找到他的可能性很小。6.■[口]有点怪的; 不对头的; 失常的feel off觉得不舒服seem to be a bit off似乎有点怪[不正常]7.■(鱼、肉等)腐坏的The fish is slightly off.鱼有点儿坏了。offn.1.■(=off side)(板球击球员的)右前方vt.1.■[口]宣布中止(谈判、合同等); 取消与...的约定2.■[美俚]杀掉vi.1.■走开; 离开Off, or I'll shoot!走开! 不然我就开枪了。
继承用法off-and-onadv.1.■偶尔地; 不规则地; 时而off-angleadj.1.■斜的off-axisadj.1.■轴外的, 离轴的off-balanceadj., adv.1.■不稳固的[地]; 不平衡的[地], 倾斜的2.■[俗]不合乎常规的; 奇异的off-barvt.1.■把...关[挡]在外面off-bearn.1.■移开, 除去; 拿去; 取走offbeat[ɔfˈbi:t; (US) ɔ:f-]adj.1.■次要的; 不规则的; 不落俗套的
词性变化offn.1.■【音】弱拍off-blastn.1.■停风off-bottomn.1.■(离开炉底)全部熔化off-budgetn.1.■预算外off-buttonn.1.■脱位[断路]旋钮off-cameraadv., adj.1.■在电影[电视]镜头之外(的)off-capacityn.1.■容量不足(玻璃制品缺陷)off-castn., adj.1.■抛弃的(人物); 废除(的)off-centren.1.■中心偏移off-chancen.1.■侥幸, 万一的希望off-color(ed)adj.1.■颜色不对头的2.■下流淫猥的off-contactn.1.■开路触点, 触点断开off-coursen.1.■偏离航向offcutn.1.■切余纸[板, 钢板]; 切下之物adj.1.■不正常尺寸的, 不标准大小的off-cycleadj.1.■非周期的off-dayn.1.■休息日off-designadj.1.■未预计的, 未预算的; 非设计的off-diagonaladj.1.■非对角(线)的off-duty[ˈɔfˈdju:tɪ,ˈɔ:-]adj.1.■备用的; 不值班的off-flavo(u)rn.1.■嗅气(味)off-gasn.1.■废气; 排气; 气态废物off-gaugeadj.1.■非标准的; 等外的; 不按规格的n.1.■不均匀厚度; 超差off-gon.1.■离开, 出发off-goingadj.1.■出发的, 离去的offgraden., adj.1.■等外(的); 不合格(的); 低级的off-groundn.1.■停止接地, 接地中断off-heatn.1.■废品(钢), 熔炼废品; 熔炼不合格off-hour[ˈɔfˈaʊə(r),ˈɔ:-]n.1.■工作时间以外的时间off-intervaln.1.■关闭间隔off-ironn.1.■铸铁废品off-keyadj.1.■不协调的, 不合适的; 不正常的offlapn.1.■退覆; 分错距; 平移断层off-letn.1.■放水管off-licencen.1.■[英](不许堂饮只许外卖的)卖酒执照off-limitsn., adj.1.■禁止入内(的); 超出范围(的)offlinen.1.■脱机(设备) a. 不在铁路上的off-loadvt., adj.1.■卸载(的); 卸下(的)off-loadern.1.■卸载机off-loadingn.1.■卸载; 卸货off-lyingadj.1.■离开的; 偏移的; 遥远的off-meltn.1.■熔炼废品off-normaladj.1.■不正常的, 偏离的, 超界的off-odorsn.1.■脱臭off-pathn., adj.1.■反常路径(的)off-peakadj.1.■正常的, 额定的, 非高峰的off-positionn.1.■断开位置[状态]; 非操作位置offprint[ˈɔfprɪnt; (US) ˈɔ:f-]n.1.■抽印本, 单行本vt.1.■翻印; 抽印; 选刊off-ratingn., adj.1.■不正常条件(的); 非标准状态(的); 超出额定值(的)off-resonancen.1.■非共振off-roadadj.1.■路(面)外的; 越野的-screenn.1.■停拍2.■屏蔽停止3.■离开屏幕off-scumn.1.■废渣off-seaadj.1.■由海洋吹向陆地的; 离海的off-seasonn.1.■淡季; 非生产季节off-siden.1.■装置区外off-sizen.1.■非规定尺寸, 等外品offskipn.1.■风景画中的远处off-smeltingn.1.■熔炼废品off-specificationn.1.■号外的, 不合格的offspring[ˈɔfsprɪŋ; (US) ˈɔ:f-]n.1.■子孙; 后代; 产物; 结果; 幼苗; (动物的)仔off-stagen.,adv.,adj.1.■舞台后面(的); 幕后(的); (摄象和视野)离开舞台[屏幕]off-staten.1.■断电状态off-streamn.1.■停运; 停工2.■侧馏份adj.1.■停用的off-streetadj.1.■不在街上的, 路外的off-sulphuradj.1.■去硫的off-switchn.1.■切断开关offtake[ˈɔfˈteɪk,ˈɔ:-]n.1.■排出; 排出管道出口; 泄水处2.■支管3.■商品销售(量)vt.1.■排去, 耗去off-tempern.1.■(玻璃制品)淬火不良, 钢化不足off-testadj.1.■未经检验的off-the-booksadj.1.■黑市的off-the-cuff[ˈɔfðəˈkʌf,ˈɔ:-]adj.1.■即席的; 注意的off-the-recordadj.1.■不留记录的; 不许发表[引用]的, 非正式的off-the-shelln.1.■【军】非弹药类off-the-shelfadj.1.■现成的, 成品的, 畅销的, 流行的off-timen.1.■停歇时间; 关机时间2.■不正常时间; 非正常状态offtrackn.1.■偏离磁道; 出线; 出机off-tuben.1.■截止管adj.1.■带有断开电子管的off-tuneadj.1.■失谐的offwardadv., adj.1.■向海(的); 离岸(的); 从船内向船外offwaren.1.■废品off-whiten., adj.1.■米色(的); 灰白色(的); (掺有少量灰、黄或其他淡色的)白色(的)
adverb
- away from the place in question; to or at a distance
离开地;在某地以外
the man ran off.
那个人跑掉了。
she dashed off to her room.
她一下子走开冲进了自己的房间。
we must be off now.
我们现在得走了。
■away from the main route
偏离主道地
turning off for Ripon.
离开主道,前往里彭。 - so as to be removed or separated
掉;开
he whipped off his coat.
他迅速脱掉外衣。
a section of the runway had been cordoned off.
跑道的一段已用警戒线隔开了。
■absent; away from work
缺席地;不工作地
take a day off.
休息一天。
he is off on sick leave.
他请病假没去上班。 - starting a journey or race; leaving
出发地
we're off on holiday tomorrow.
我们明天出发开始度假。
the gunmen made off on foot.
那个持枪歹徒步行逃跑了。
they're off!.
他们出发了!。 - so as to bring to an end or be discontinued
结束地;停止地
the Christmas party rounded off a hugely successful year.
圣诞晚会圆满结束了这非常成功的一年。
she broke off her reading to look at her husband.
她停止阅读举目看着她的丈夫。
■cancelled
取消地
tell them the wedding's off.
告诉他们婚礼取消了。
■(Brit. informal)(of a menu item) temporarily unavailable
(英,非正式)(菜单上的菜)暂时没有地
strawberries are off.
草莓暂时没有。 - (of an electrical appliance or power supply) not functioning or so as to cease to function
(电器,供电)关闭地,断开地
switch the TV off.
关闭电视机。
the electricity was off for four days.
电断了四天。 - having access to or possession of material goods or wealth to the extent specified
获得;拥有
we'd been rather badly off for books.
我们很少有书看。
how are you off for money?.
你怎么弄到钱?。 - (chiefly Brit.)(with preceding numeral) denoting a quantity produced at one time
(主英)[接在数词后]一次的产量
- moving away and often down from
从…离开;向下
he rolled off the bed.
他从床上滚了下来。
the coat slipped off his arms.
大衣从他的手臂上脱了下来。
trying to get us off the stage.
企图把我们赶下台。 - situated or leading in a direction away from (a main route or intersection)
从(主道,交叉点)偏离,分岔
single wires leading off the main lines.
从主线向外分散的单线。
in a little street off Whitehall.
在怀特霍尔街外的一条小街上。
■out at sea from (a place on the coast)
在(海岸以外的)海上
anchoring off Blue Bay.
在布鲁湾外抛锚。
six miles off Dunkirk.
在离敦克尔克六英里之处。 - so as to be removed or separated from
去掉;分开
threatening to tear it off its hinges.
威胁要把它从铰链上拉下来。
they are knocking $2,000 off the price.
他们在把价钱降低2,000美元。
it's a huge burden off my shoulders.
这大大减轻了我的负担。
■absent from
不在
I took a couple of days off work.
请了几天假不去上班。
■(informal)abstaining from
(非正式)远离
he managed to stay off alcohol.
他设法戒掉了酒。 - (informal)having a dislike (usually temporary) of
(非正式)(一般是暂时)厌恶
he's running a temperature and he's off his food.
他在发烧,不肯吃东西。
- [attrib.]characterized by someone performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate
临场发挥不佳的;感觉比平时差的;令人不满意的
even the greatest athletes have off days.
即使是最好的运动员也有发挥失常的时候。 - [predic.](of food) no longer fresh
(食物)不新鲜的
the fish was a bit off.
鱼有点不新鲜了。 - [attrib.]located on the side of a vehicle that is normally furthest from the kerb; offside
在车辆离人行道边缘最远的一侧的;(某些体育比赛)越位的。 比较 near (义项4) - [predic.](Brit. informal)annoying or unfair
(英,非正式)令人不快的;不公平的
His boss deducted the money from his pay. That was a bit off.
他的老板从他工资里扣掉了那笔钱。这么做有点不公道。 - [predic.](Brit. informal)unwell
(英,非正式)不舒服的
I felt decidedly off.
我实在觉得不舒服。 - [predic.](Brit. informal)unfriendly or hostile
(英,非正式)不友好的;敌对的
there's no one there except the barmaid, and she's a bit off.
那儿除了那个女招待一个人都没有,而且她态度有点生硬。
- (亦作 off side)(Cricket)the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) towards which the batsman's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball
(板球)击球手站起并转首准备接球时双足所对准的半场。 leg 的反义词 - (Brit. informal)the start of a race; the beginning; the departure
(英,非正式)起跑;开始;出发
now Ian is ready for the off.
现在伊恩准备好起跑了。 - (S. African informal)a day or part of a day when one does not have to work
(南非,非正式)休息日;休息时间
she only sees her children during her off on Sunday afternoons.
她只在周日下午休息的时候才去看看孩子们。
(informal)(非正式)
- [no obj.]leave
离开
supposedly loyal workers suddenly upped and offed to the new megafirms.
被认为忠诚的工人们突然离开,去了新的大公司。 - [with obj.](N. Amer.)kill; murder
(北美)杀死;谋杀
she might off a cop, but she wouldn't shoot her boyfriend.
她也许会去杀死一名警察,但不会开枪打死她的男朋友。
off and on
- intermittently; now and then
间歇地;偶尔
- Old English, originally a variant of of (which combined the senses of 'of' and 'off')
- The compound preposition off of is used interchangeably with the preposition off in a context such as she picked it up off of the floorcompared with she picked it up off the floorThe use of off of is recorded from the 16th century (and was used commonly by Shakespeare, for example) and is logically parallel to the standard out of, but is not accepted in standard modern English. Today off of is restricted to dialect and informal contexts, particularly in the US
off
动词 off:
kill intentionally and with premeditation
同义词:murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove
形容词 off:
not in operation or operational
below a satisfactory level
(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
同义词:cancelled
in an unpalatable state
not performing or scheduled for duties
副词 off:
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
at a distance in space or time
同义词:away
no longer on or in contact or attached
off
■One squadron peeled off to attack enemy bombers.
一中队战机脱离编队攻击敌轰炸机群。
■It's natural to slack2 off towards the end of a hard day's work.
一天紧张工作快结束的时候有些放松是自然的。
■A small party of men were told off for burial duty.
一小组人被分派去执行掩埋的任务。
■After work we all beetle off for a drink.
下班之后我们都急忙赶去喝几杯。
■She can't just be written off as an eccentric recluse.
不能仅仅把她当成一个古怪的隐居者。
■Keep your hands off me; or I'll knock you down.
不要碰我,当心我把你打倒在地。
■Joel wanted to pay William off for backbiting him.
乔尔因威廉在背后说他坏话而要对他进行报复。
■He'll talk your head off if you give him a chance.
他一有机会就会对你说个没完。
■He headed a crowd off from the wrong exit.
他上前阻止人群从错的出口出去。
■It is impossible for him to get off the contract.
他不可能解除契约对自己的束缚。
■He teed off on his son for wrecking the car.
他严厉训斥他儿子毁坏了汽车。
■He ran off an article for the local newspaper.
他为当地报纸匆匆写了篇文章。
■He sloped off without being seen.
他人不知鬼不觉地溜走了。
■He chopped a branch off the tree.
他从树上砍下一根树枝。
■He came off the bike but nothing serious happened.
他从自行车上摔下来,但没有出什么事。
■Their marriage got off to rather a shaky start.
他们的婚姻一开始就有些不稳固。
■He turned off the dash light and drove on.
他关掉仪表板上的灯,继续驱车前进。
■He's got off to a flying start in his new job.
他兴致勃勃地开始他的新工作。
■He sheared off the ragged edges.
他切掉了参差不齐的边。
■He neatly fended off a jab at his chest.
他利落地挡开了当胸的一击。
■He cut off a bunch of grapes to entertain us.
他剪下一串葡萄招待我们。
■He snipped off the corner of the milk carton.
他剪掉牛奶袋的边角。
■He just hopped off without telling us he was going.
他匆匆走了,也没告诉我一声。
■Pneumonia carried him off last winter.
他去年患肺炎逝世了。
■He had a high fever which nearly finished him off.
他发了一次高烧,差点把命送了。
■He can fling off a poem in half an hour.
他可以在半小时之内草就一首诗。
■He bit off a large piece of the apple.
他咬下一大块苹果。
■He died in a shipwreck off the south coast.
他在南部海岸一带的海难中死亡。
■The novelty of his surroundings soon wore off.
他对环境的新奇感不久就淡薄了。
■He wasn't drunk, he was goofing off.
他并未喝醉,而是茫然出神。
■He must shuck off the bad habits.
他应该改掉过去的坏习惯。
■He started off with one small factory, and now he's the head of an oil empire.
他开始只经营一家小工厂,如今已成为一个石油大企业的头儿。
■He cut off the branches from the trunk.
他把树干上的小分枝都剪掉。
■He eld off his departure until his sister had come.
他推迟行期直到他妹妹来后才走。
■He chopped a branch off that tree yesterday.
他昨天从那棵树上砍下一根树枝。
■He is a great guy, a chip off the old block.
他是一位好人,就像他父亲一样。
■He has a huge overdraft to pay off.
他有一大笔透支要偿还。
■He came on the off chance of finding me at home.
他来找我时是想到我或许有可能正在家中。
■He's been a bit off his oats since his illness.
他生病以来胃口就不大好。
■He struck off the rotten branches with an axe.
他用斧头砍掉了朽烂的树枝。
■He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.
他用肩膀挡开防守队员後射门。
■He sleeved the sweat off his face.
他用袖子擦干脸上的汗水。
■His leg had to be taken off above the knee.
他的一条腿从膝盖以上截去了。
■His symphony was laughed off the stage at its first rehearsal.
他的交响曲在第一次预演时就受到嘲笑而不能上演。
■He was able to cast off such an uninteresting task.
他终于摆脱了这么一项乏味的工作。
■He can run off many classics from memory.
他能把许多古典作品倒背如流。
■The stain on his shirt is difficult to clean off.
他衬衣上的污点很难去除掉。
■He managed to ward off the blow.
他设法避过了那一击。
■He cried off after saying he would help us.
他说他会帮我们的,后来却打了退堂鼓。
■He fling up an arm to ward off the blow.
他迅速抬起手臂挡开这一击。
off and on
1. 断断续续地
It snowed off and on all morning.
整个早上雪下下停停。
It rained off and on all day.
断断续续下了一天雨。
off with
1. 去除
Off with your hats!
脱帽!
习惯用语be badly off1.■生活贫困, 运气不佳be comfortably off1.■收入很多, 生活宽裕better off1.■情况好些; 生活比较宽裕be well off1.■处境良好, 生活好过be worse off1.■情况更差, 更加贫困either off or on1.■总之, 不管怎么样far off1.■远离, 在远处from the off1.■[俚]从头开始Get off with you! (=Beoff! Off you go!)1.■走开! 去! 滚你的!right off1.■立即, 马上straight off1.■立即, 马上take oneself off1.■走, 去, 逃off and on1.■断断续续; 不规则地; 不时地off and1.■[口]忽然, 意外地offof1.■从...移开offwith1.■拿掉,取[脱]去