英语词汇“to see off”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. transitive. To be present at the departure of (a person), esp. at a station, airport, etc., in order to say goodbye. Also in extended use: to attend the funeral of.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > depart from or leave [verb (transitive)] > set out on (a journey, etc.) > be present at a person's setting out

to see off1811

1811 J. Austen Sense & Sensibility III. xi. 239 Did you see them off, before you came away?

1884 H. R. Haggard Dawn II. xxi. 307 ‘Where have you been to, Lady Florence?’ he said. ‘To see my brother off,’ she answered.

1915 J. Turner Let. 19 Apr. in C. Warren Somewhere in France (2019) 7 My dear little sister..was so jolly sporting as to see the lot of us off.

1939 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 23 Apr. in Yours, Plum (1990) iii. 85 The good old days of seeing the boys off in the troop ship are over.

1974 E. Bowen Henry & Other Heroes iii. 43 Bridget Murphy, our old cook, died; we all went..to some church..to see her off.

1990 G. Das Fine Family viii. 299 She would wave to him as she saw him off.

2002 R. Byrnes Night We Met vii. 181 She rode in the cab with me to Newark Airport to see me off.

2. transitive.

a. colloquial (chiefly British). To repel or chase off (an invader, intruder, etc.).

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > drive away > put to flight

afleyOE

to bring or do on (usually a, o) flighta1225

chasec1300

aflightc1425

to put to (the) flight (or upon the flight)1489

to turn to or into flight1526

fugate1603

Achillize1672

to see off1915

1915 H. Bruckshaw Diary Aug. (1980) 226 We had at last cleared the place except for sundry stragglers who would no doubt be seen off later.

1929 Times 21 Feb. 11 When he and another detective went to arrest the men Hughes called to the Alsatian. ‘See 'em off.’

1944 R. P. Fleming Jrnl. in D. Hart-Davis Peter Fleming (1974) xii. 293 An unusually well-found fighting patrol..perfectly capable of seeing-off the small parties from L. of C.

1992 Face Feb. 7/2 If any come into my shop, I see them off with an elephant gun.

2007 Church Times 5 Apr. 37/3 John had seen off a couple of rough-looking characters, probably the thieves.

b. Chiefly British (originally Military). To defeat in a fight, competition, etc.; to remove, dispose of, or deal with the threat posed by (a person or thing); to deal with or overcome (a threat or challenge). Also euphemistic: to kill (cf. to carry off 3 at carry v. Phrasal verbs); to murder.

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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat

shendc893

overwinOE

overheaveOE

mate?c1225

to say checkmatea1346

vanquishc1366

stightlea1375

outrayc1390

to put undera1393

forbeat1393

to shave (a person's) beardc1412

to put to (also at, unto) the (also one's) worsec1425

adawc1440

supprisec1440

to knock downc1450

to put to the worsta1475

waurc1475

convanquish1483

to put out1485

trima1529

convince1548

foil1548

whip1571

evict1596

superate1598

reduce1605

convict1607

defail1608

cast1610

banga1616

evince1620

worst1646

conquer1655

cuffa1657

trounce1657

to ride down1670

outdo1677

routa1704

lurcha1716

fling1790

bowl1793

lick1800

beat1801

mill1810

to row (someone) up Salt River1828

defeat1830

sack1830

skunk1832

whop1836

pip1838

throw1850

to clean out1858

take1864

wallop1865

to sock it to1877

whack1877

to clean up1888

to beat out1893

to see off1919

to lower the boom on1920

tonk1926

clobber1944

ace1950

to run into the ground1955

1919 W. Lang Sea-lawyer's Log xi. 137 You may ‘see off’ a messmate by overwhelming him with violence, outpointing him in cunning or overcoming him with policy.

1958 Visct. Montgomery Mem. (1961) vii. 102 Rommel..would be seen off and then it would be our turn.

1969 P. O'Donnell Taste for Death iii. 35 ‘Did you mean to kill them?’..‘I reckoned I'd better see 'em off meself.’

1978 J. Gardner Dancing Dodo viii. 48 Used to like his drop of parsnip wine. I reckon that played its part in seeing him off an' all.

1981 ‘M. Yorke’ Hand of Death x. 90 He'd..been rebuffed... She'd seen him off good and proper.

1991 Times Educ. Suppl. 26 Apr. 25/1 Good parenting can easily see off the more dubious influences of friends and peers.

2015 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 31 Dec. 26 Celtic were consistent in the league, saw off the threat of Aberdeen, and won the title by 17 points.

c. Cricket. Of a batter, esp. an opener: to avoid losing one's wicket to (a bowler); to survive (a period of play) without losing one's wicket. Frequently in to see off the new ball: to survive the period when the ball is new (and typically the best bowlers are bowling).

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1955 Times 15 June 6/2 Insole and Taylor, seeing off Bedser and Loader,..and taking many a well judged run to disturb the field, for the previous hour and a quarter had jockeyed Essex into a promising position.

1969 J. Arlott Cricket: Great All-rounders vii. 108 Bailey was the intractable substance which..made a good innings better by seeing off a new ball down the order to give the tail-enders a chance.

1977 Observer 20 Mar. 1/4 The openers had batted for a while and had seen a lot of the new ball off.

1996 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 29 Dec. The Aussies managed to see off the opening pace barrage without trouble.

2007 Independent (Nexis) 7 Feb. 52 Their objective was to see off Flintoff and make the runs up off the lesser bowlers.

2015 Kent & Sussex Courier (Nexis) 7 Aug. 61 Wiggins then went about patiently seeing off the new ball.

单词	to see off
释义	> as lemmas to see off to see off 1. transitive. To be present at the departure of (a person), esp. at a station, airport, etc., in order to say goodbye. Also in extended use: to attend the funeral of. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > depart from or leave [verb (transitive)] > set out on (a journey, etc.) > be present at a person's setting out to see off1811 1811 J. Austen Sense & Sensibility III. xi. 239 Did you see them off, before you came away? View more context for this quotation 1884 H. R. Haggard Dawn II. xxi. 307 ‘Where have you been to, Lady Florence?’ he said. ‘To see my brother off,’ she answered. 1915 J. Turner Let. 19 Apr. in C. Warren Somewhere in France (2019) 7 My dear little sister..was so jolly sporting as to see the lot of us off. 1939 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 23 Apr. in Yours, Plum (1990) iii. 85 The good old days of seeing the boys off in the troop ship are over. 1974 E. Bowen Henry & Other Heroes iii. 43 Bridget Murphy, our old cook, died; we all went..to some church..to see her off. 1990 G. Das Fine Family viii. 299 She would wave to him as she saw him off. 2002 R. Byrnes Night We Met vii. 181 She rode in the cab with me to Newark Airport to see me off. 2. transitive. a. colloquial (chiefly British). To repel or chase off (an invader, intruder, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > drive away > put to flight afleyOE to bring or do on (usually a, o) flighta1225 chasec1300 aflightc1425 to put to (the) flight (or upon the flight)1489 to turn to or into flight1526 fugate1603 Achillize1672 to see off1915 1915 H. Bruckshaw Diary Aug. (1980) 226 We had at last cleared the place except for sundry stragglers who would no doubt be seen off later. 1929 Times 21 Feb. 11 When he and another detective went to arrest the men Hughes called to the Alsatian. ‘See 'em off.’ 1944 R. P. Fleming Jrnl. in D. Hart-Davis Peter Fleming (1974) xii. 293 An unusually well-found fighting patrol..perfectly capable of seeing-off the small parties from L. of C. 1992 Face Feb. 7/2 If any come into my shop, I see them off with an elephant gun. 2007 Church Times 5 Apr. 37/3 John had seen off a couple of rough-looking characters, probably the thieves. b. Chiefly British (originally Military). To defeat in a fight, competition, etc.; to remove, dispose of, or deal with the threat posed by (a person or thing); to deal with or overcome (a threat or challenge). Also euphemistic: to kill (cf. to carry off 3 at carry v. Phrasal verbs); to murder. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat shendc893 overwinOE overheaveOE mate?c1225 to say checkmatea1346 vanquishc1366 stightlea1375 outrayc1390 to put undera1393 forbeat1393 to shave (a person's) beardc1412 to put to (also at, unto) the (also one's) worsec1425 adawc1440 supprisec1440 to knock downc1450 to put to the worsta1475 waurc1475 convanquish1483 to put out1485 trima1529 convince1548 foil1548 whip1571 evict1596 superate1598 reduce1605 convict1607 defail1608 cast1610 banga1616 evince1620 worst1646 conquer1655 cuffa1657 trounce1657 to ride down1670 outdo1677 routa1704 lurcha1716 fling1790 bowl1793 lick1800 beat1801 mill1810 to row (someone) up Salt River1828 defeat1830 sack1830 skunk1832 whop1836 pip1838 throw1850 to clean out1858 take1864 wallop1865 to sock it to1877 whack1877 to clean up1888 to beat out1893 to see off1919 to lower the boom on1920 tonk1926 clobber1944 ace1950 to run into the ground1955 1919 W. Lang Sea-lawyer's Log xi. 137 You may ‘see off’ a messmate by overwhelming him with violence, outpointing him in cunning or overcoming him with policy. 1958 Visct. Montgomery Mem. (1961) vii. 102 Rommel..would be seen off and then it would be our turn. 1969 P. O'Donnell Taste for Death iii. 35 ‘Did you mean to kill them?’..‘I reckoned I'd better see 'em off meself.’ 1978 J. Gardner Dancing Dodo viii. 48 Used to like his drop of parsnip wine. I reckon that played its part in seeing him off an' all. 1981 ‘M. Yorke’ Hand of Death x. 90 He'd..been rebuffed... She'd seen him off good and proper. 1991 Times Educ. Suppl. 26 Apr. 25/1 Good parenting can easily see off the more dubious influences of friends and peers. 2015 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 31 Dec. 26 Celtic were consistent in the league, saw off the threat of Aberdeen, and won the title by 17 points. c. Cricket. Of a batter, esp. an opener: to avoid losing one's wicket to (a bowler); to survive (a period of play) without losing one's wicket. Frequently in to see off the new ball: to survive the period when the ball is new (and typically the best bowlers are bowling). ΚΠ 1955 Times 15 June 6/2 Insole and Taylor, seeing off Bedser and Loader,..and taking many a well judged run to disturb the field, for the previous hour and a quarter had jockeyed Essex into a promising position. 1969 J. Arlott Cricket: Great All-rounders vii. 108 Bailey was the intractable substance which..made a good innings better by seeing off a new ball down the order to give the tail-enders a chance. 1977 Observer 20 Mar. 1/4 The openers had batted for a while and had seen a lot of the new ball off. 1996 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 29 Dec. The Aussies managed to see off the opening pace barrage without trouble. 2007 Independent (Nexis) 7 Feb. 52 Their objective was to see off Flintoff and make the runs up off the lesser bowlers. 2015 Kent & Sussex Courier (Nexis) 7 Aug. 61 Wiggins then went about patiently seeing off the new ball. extracted from seev. < as lemmas
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