off
adv, prep, adj
adj
noun
verb
ɒf adv, prep, adj
1 away from a place 离开，离去
He got into his car and drove off.
他上车后就驾车离开了。
Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road.
突然他们转向停在一条岔路上。
Once we were off the main freeway, the trip felt more like a vacation.
我们一离开主高速公路，这次旅行感觉就更像是一次度假了。
Her husband was off on a business trip somewhere.
她丈夫到什么地方出差去了。
Are you ready? Off we go.
你准备好了吗？我们走了。
I must be off now (=I must leave) .
现在我一定得走了。
They were off to Italy (=leaving to go to Italy) and wanted to make an early start.
他们要去意大利，想早点出发。
2
off
not on something, or removed from something Do not say ‘off of’ something. Say something. 不要说off of something，而要说 off something
Keep off the grass.
勿踩草坪。
As he leaned forward, his hat fell off.
他往前俯身时帽子掉了。
Someone had taken the mirror off the wall.
有人把镜子从墙上取下来了。
Take your coat off.
把你的外衣脱下来。
I was trying to scrape the mud off my boots.
我在想办法把靴子上的泥刮掉。
Get off the bus at the airport (NOT 不说 Get off of the bus at the airport) .
在机场下公共汽车。
3 out of a bus, train, plane etc 下〔公共汽车、火车、飞机等〕;
I’ll get off at the next stop.
我将在下一站下车。
Everyone got off the train at Winnipeg.
所有的人都在温尼伯下火车。
4 a machine, piece of equipment etc that is off is not working or operating 〔机器、设备等〕不在工作，不在运转，停止;
Will someone switch the radio off?
谁把收音机关掉好吗？
Make sure all the lights are off.
一定要把所有的灯都关掉。
5 not at work, school etc because you are ill or on holiday 〔因生病或度假〕不工作; 不上学; 休息;
My secretary’s been off with flu for the past week.
我的秘书上周得了流感没来上班。
Clare had to stay off school because her mother was ill.
克莱尔因为妈妈病了不能来上学。
You look tired. Why don’t you take tomorrow off?
你看上去很疲惫，为什么明天不休息一天呢？
He needs more time off duty for relaxation and rest.
他需要更多的时间放松休息。
‘Going to work today, mum?’ ‘No. It’s my day off today.’
“妈妈，你今天去上班吗？”“不，今天我休息。”
6 from someone [非正式] 从〔某人〕那里 informal
My brother once borrowed some money off him.
我弟弟曾经从他那里借过钱。
I got this necklace off a woman outside the market.
这条项链我是从市场外面的一个女人那里买的。
7 a. used to say how far away something is b. used to say how much time there is between now and a future event c. used to say how likely or unlikely something is 〔用于表示某事〕有可能; 没有可能
We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles off.
我们可以看见大约两英里外设得兰的悬崖峭壁。
Kara’s home was a long way off across the sea.
卡拉的家在大海对面很远的地方。
With the exams now only a week off, I had to study hard.
现在离考试只有一个星期了，我得努力学习。
Christmas seemed a long way off.
圣诞节好像还有很长时间才到呢。
Any kind of peace agreement still seems a long way off.
达成任何形式的和平协定的希望依然渺茫。
8 a. only a short distance away from a place b. connected to a particular room, area, road etc 与〔某房间、地区、道路等〕相连接（的）
Our hotel was just off the main street.
我们的旅馆离大街很近。
an island off the coast of France
法国海岸不远处的一座岛屿
There’s a small bathroom off the main bedroom.
有一个小浴室和主卧室相连。
a narrow street leading off the corner of the square
通往广场角上的一条狭窄街道
9 used to say that a price is reduced by a particular amount 削价，减价
If you buy more than ten, they knock 10% off.
如果你买十个以上，他们打九折。
10 if an event which has been arranged is off, it will not now take place 〔安排好的事情被〕取消;
The wedding’s off.
婚礼取消了。
The race may have to be called off if the bad weather continues.
如果恶劣的天气持续下去的话，比赛可能会取消。
11 behaviour that is off is rude or is not acceptable [英，非正式] 〔行为〕粗鲁; 失礼 BrE informal
She walked out before the end of your lecture, which I thought was a bit off.
你的讲座还未结束她就走了出去，我认为这有点失礼。
Look, I know when someone’s being off with me.
听着，别人对我不礼貌时我是知道的。
12 used to say how much of something someone has 〔用于表示有一定数量的东西〕
be well/badly off for sth
The school’s fairly well off for books these days.
这所学校近来有相当多图书。
How are you off for sports equipment? (=do you have enough?)
你的体育运动装备够不够？
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off and on on and off
13. also 又作 for short periods but not regularly, over a long period of time 断断续续地，时有时无地
We’ve been going out together for five years, off and on.
我们时断时续地谈恋爱有五年了。
14 no longer wanting or liking something 不想要; 戒除 BrE
Toby’s been off his food for a few days.
托比已有几天不想吃东西了。
go off sth/sb
I used to enjoy tennis, but I’ve gone off it a bit now.
我曾经很喜欢打网球，但现在已经不大接触了。
She seems to have gone off Mark since he’s grown a beard.
自从马克留了胡子，她好像就不喜欢他了。
15 no longer taking something such as a drug or medicine 不再吃〔药等〕;
The operation was a success, and she’s off the morphine.
手术很成功，她已不再需要注射吗啡了。
16 16. a. food that is off is no longer fresh enough to eat b. used to say that a particular kind of food is not available in a restaurant although it is on the MENU 〔餐厅里菜单上的某道菜〕没有了，不供应
Ugh! The milk’s off.
唷，牛奶坏了！
Do you think the meat’s gone off ?
你觉得这肉变质了吗？
I’m sorry, the fish pie is off today, sir.
先生，很抱歉，今天没有鱼肉馅饼了。
17 not as good as usual 没有通常那么好 AmE
Sales figures for last year were a little off compared with those of the previous year.
和前一年相比，去年的销售额略有下降。
18 not correct or not right [美] 不正确的，不对的 AmE
Our calculations were off.
我们的计算不准确。
Guess again. You’re way off (=very far from being correct) .
再猜猜，你差得太远了。
adj
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off day/week etc
a day, week etc when you are not doing something as well as you usually do 发挥不正常 （失水准 ）的一天/一个星期等
Brian never usually loses his temper – he must be having an off day .
布赖恩一般从不发火 — 今天他肯定是心情不好。
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off period/season etc
a period or season which is not as busy as other times of the year 淡季
In the off season, there’s hardly anyone staying at the hotel.
淡季的时候，旅馆里几乎没什么人住。
21 used to talk about a pair of things such as wheels on a car, to mean the one on the right [英] 〔一对之中〕右边的，右侧的; BrE
noun
22
the off
the start of a race or a journey 〔比赛或旅程的〕开始，出发
The horses were in line, ready for the off.
赛马已站成一排，准备出闸。
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from the off
from the beginning of something 从一开始
She was doubtful about the interview from the off.
她从一开始就对面试心存疑虑。
verb
24 to kill someone [美，非正式] 杀死〔某人〕
The guy who did this ought to be offed.
干这事的人该杀。