| 单词 | knock off |
| 释义 | knock off 1. phrasal verb To knock off an amount from a price, time, or level means to reduce it by that amount. Udinese have knocked 10% off admission prices. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] He has knocked 10 seconds off the world record. [V amount P n] When pressed they knock off 10 per cent. [V P amount] 2. phrasal verb If you knock something off a list or document, you remove it. Tighter rules for benefit entitlement have knocked many people off the unemployment register. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If someone knocks something off, they steal it. [British, informal] Cars can be stolen almost as easily as knocking off a bike. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 4. phrasal verb To knock off a house, factory, or shop means to break into it and steal money or property. [mainly British, informal] ...two nervous teenagers knocking off a café. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 5. phrasal verb When you knock off, you finish work at the end of the day or before a break. [informal] If I get this report finished I'll knock off early. [VERB PARTICLE] What time do you knock off? [VERB PARTICLE] 6. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for knock If someone knocks someone else off, they kill them. [informal] He had many motives for wanting to knock off Yvonne. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] People don't just knock one another off like this unless there's big money at stake. [VERB noun PARTICLE] |
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