| 单词 | off the air |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoff the air b. off the air: not (being) broadcast by radio or television; not broadcasting. Cf. off-air adj. and adv. ΚΠ 1935 Down Beat Aug. 10/2 Bill Hogan and his orchestra [are] off the air and out of the Grove on an eight-week tour of RKO vaudeville houses. 1938 Times Herald (Dallas) 1 Apr. iii. 11 The Detroit station pull[ed]..Tommy off the air for ‘swinging’ Loch Lomond. 1956 A. H. Compton Atomic Quest 255 The Hiroshima radio went off the air. 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 11 May 18/7 The ‘hot show’ declaration could take members of the technicians', journalists' and actors' unions off the show, and take it off the air. 1990 Police Mar. 30/3 The emergency broadcast system failed. Every television and radio station went off the air by 9:0 that night. 2003 Cult Times May 9/2 I still haven't given up on Firefly, which may seem strange since it's been off the air for months. < as lemmas |
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