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

单词	off
释义	off I. \ˈȯf also ˈäf\ adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of 1. a. : from a place or position < march off > < fly off > < send a letter off > specifically : in a direction away from land < ship stood off to sea > b. : so as to prevent close approach < drove the dogs off > < fighting off drowsiness > < buy off an enemy > c. : from a course : in a slanting or oblique direction : aside < turned off into a bypath > < veered off to avoid collision > < his drive fell off to the left of the green > specifically : away from the wind < ship eased off a point or two > d. : into an unconscious state : into sleep < dozed off for a while > < must have dropped off > 2. : to a state or condition of separateness : so as not to be supported < rolled to the edge of the table and off > or covering or enclosing < blew the lid off > < took his coat off > or attached < the handle came off > < peeled off the skin > < married off two daughters > or united < surface marked off into squares > 3. a. : to a state of discontinuance < shut off an engine > < turn off the water > < break off a conversation > or exhaustion < drain off excess fluid > < drink off a glass at one draft > or completion < the weather has cleared off > < coat of paint to finish it off > < smooth off the corners > < sweep off the porch steps > < rattle off a string of clichés > < run off a series of racing heats > < play off a tie > b. : into a state of relief resulting from an orgasm < go off > < dream off > — not often in formal use 4. : in absence from or suspension of regular work or service < take time off for lunch > < ask for a day off > 5. : at a distance in space or time < stood ten paces off > < Christmas is only two weeks off > < lives off in the hills > 6. : offstage < turns and goes off left > < knocking is heard off > 7. substandard — used as a function word with and to express abruptness or unexpectedness or directness of an action < he off and bought a whole new outfit > < off and busted him in the jaw > — compare haul off • - off with II. preposition Etymology: Middle English of — more at of 1. a. — used as a function word to indicate a supporting surface or a position of rest, attachment, or union from which separation is made < take it off the table > < eat off a plate > < bullet glanced off the wall > < took the property off his hands > < cut two yards off the roll of cloth > b. : down from < stepped off the train > 2. a. : from the charge or possession of < bought it off a wandering peddler > < had his wallet stolen off him > b. : from as a source of supply : at the expense of < lived off the county > < lived off his sister > < got two runs off the first pitcher > < made his living off the tourists > < liked the money he made off it — Will Rogers b.1911 > c. : so as to consume < dined off oysters and champagne > 3. : to seaward of < two miles off shore > 4. — used as a function word to indicate something that one has been but is not now partaking of, occupied with, or engaged upon < off duty > < recently gone off smoking > 5. a. — used as a function word to indicate a standard or level from which there is a reduction or falling away < off his usual tennis form > < fifteen percent off the list price > < two seconds off the track record > b. : diverging from (a main course) < two points off the wind > < off center > < off balance > < kept getting off the subject > < got off the route at the park > < a street opening off the avenue > : situated or occurring apart from (a principal place or proceeding) < little shop just off Main Street > < speaking off the record > — used often in combination < off-Broadway play > < talks … to imaginary people that are carefully off-camera — Newsweek > • - off the mark III. adjective Etymology: off (I) 1. a. : more removed or distant : opposite to the main part or side < went round to the off side of the building > < the off side of the medal was blank > b. : situated to one side : not main or principal < off street > < off branch of the river > c. : being on the side away from the shore : seaward < keeping the buoy on her off side > d. : being or relating to the side of an animal, team, or vehicle that is farther from the driver as he walks or rider as he mounts : right < off horse in a team > < off leg > < off wheel > — opposed to near e. : of or relating to the side of the cricket field opposite to that on which the batsman stands < an off hit > < an off play > < an off stroke > 2. a. : set in motion : started on the way < off on one of his tirades > < off on a spree > b. : not taking place or staying in effect < the picnic is off > < in case of a tie all bets are off > c. bridge : having lost or destined to lose < the spade finesse was off > d. : off side (sense 3) e. : not flowing : checked from flowing by a closed valve or opened switch < repairs made while the current is off > < the lever is in the off position > < hot water is off > f. of a braking device : not applied : released, inoperative 3. a. : not corresponding to fact : divergent or erring from a true line or exact figure < off in his reckoning > < your guesses are way off > b. : not being up to normal condition or usual efficiency : not being at one's best < every performer has his off days > c. : not entirely sane : mentally unstable : odd, eccentric < the poor fellow is a little off > < psychiatrists … understand that a person can be off on one topic and fully normal in others — Ruth P. Randall > d. : remote, slight < only an off chance of his being right > e. : not familiar or well-known : not well advertised < suspicious of off brands > 4. a. : taken or spent off duty or in relaxation < reading on his off days > b. : marked by a falling off or by less than ordinary activity or productiveness or amount of business : slack < off season in European travel > 5. a. : slightly tinged with some or another hue or with gray < off shades > < an off kind of blue — C.B.Kelland > b. : being of inferior quality < off grade of oil > : detracting from quality < trying to keep butter free from any off odors > also : tainted < this cream is off > c. : being at a lower level < industrial stocks were 1.12 points off for the day > < railroad traffic was off 5 percent > — opposed to up d. of a racetrack : not being in good condition : not fast < ran his best races on off tracks > e. of a bridge hand : short of the ideal or normal requirement < off by two aces > 6. : having completed a pressrun whether or not removed from the press < form is off > 7. : conditioned or circumstanced especially as to material welfare < not rich but comfortably off > < thought he was just as well off without a wife > < the house was badly off for paint > 8. of an animal's age : more than a specified number of years < a mare four off but not yet rising five > 9. : relating to the sale of liquor that is to be consumed away from the premises < an off license > IV. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: off (I) *transitive verb* : to take off : doff *intransitive verb* 1. of a ship : to move away from shore : start out to sea 2. a. : to go away : depart — used chiefly as an imperative < off, or I shoot > b. : to get or be off — used chiefly as an imperative < off, ye lendings — Shakespeare > V. noun (s) Etymology: off (III) 1. : the condition or state of being off < their engagement had its offs and ons > 2. : the side of a cricket field bisected by a straight line passing through both middle stumps from boundary to boundary opposite to that on which the batsman stands — compare leg, on; see cricket illustration VI. abbreviation 1. offered 2. office; officer; official 3. officinal VII. transitive verb slang : kill : murder < wouldn't think no more of offing a cop than stepping on a roach — Robby Wideman >
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