| 单词 | time off |
| 释义 | > as lemmastime off e. time off. extracted from timen.int.conj. (a) Time away from one's work, school, regular occupation, etc., esp. for rest or recreation. Cf. off adv. 4d. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] > for doing something toom1297 leisurec1400 respite1443 vacationc1450 vacuity1607 room1769 time off1881 society > leisure > [noun] > time off remedyc1450 intermission?1566 vacancy1599 by-time1609 off-duty1844 watch below, off1850 stand easy1859 off time1866 time off1881 lay-off1889 make and mend1899 laze-off1924 R and R1952 downtime1971 me time1980 1850 N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 360 We would counsel all public writers to think well of the best means of economizing themselves—the best means of spending their time off duty.] 1881 Hartford (Connecticut) Daily Courant 1 Sept. Counsellor Fox..wonders how he can get so much time off from his work in New York. 1897 A. Daly tr. F. Von Schönthan Seven-twenty-eight iii. 73 I'd like to ask if I could go to the Private Coachman's ball to-night, ma'am... I never have any time off. 1914 Rotarian Dec. 55 The clerks in his store have compensation for this extra service in the form of an allowance for meals and time off later for the extra hours put in. 1954 Spectator 10 Dec. 736/2 Theorists who indulge the undemocratic vice of taking time off to think. 1977 Whitaker's Almanack 580/2 The Financial Times was not published because of a dispute between management and N.G.A. compositors over time-off. 2009 New Yorker 5 Jan. 53/2 Your salary is not taxed, you get hardship pay, time off, and a lot of your expenses are covered. (b) Time taken off the length of a prison sentence, most commonly in recognition of good behaviour. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] > sentence or term of > remission of part of sentence time off1881 1881 Bucks County (Pa.) Gaz. 15 Sept. The date of his commitment was October 1878, and the time off for good behavior made up the difference in the sentence. 1951 ‘J. Tey’ Daughter of Time i. 9 Benny would get time off for good behaviour. 1994 N. Parker Parkhurst Tales ix. 94 His appeal was due to be heard shortly and he was counting on getting some time off. 2009 L. Weber Sticks & Stones xii. 170 PR is operating in what is effectively a never-ending global news cycle. There's no time off for good behavior. < as lemmas |
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