单词 | to change off |
释义 | > as lemmasto change off to change off U.S. extracted from changev. intransitive. To switch places or roles with another person; to change over. Also: to switch from one person, activity, etc., to another. ΚΠ 1864 Let. 12 Feb. in C. George et al. Bully for Band 125 The 106th New York Band with whom we changed off—first one playing and then the other. 1873 ‘M. Twain’ & C. D. Warner Gilded Age xxxiii. 307 We had Dr. Spooner a good while, but..we changed off and took Dr. Leathers. 1966 Black World Apr. 32 Ben and I joined the dancers, we changed off with other couples, but mostly we danced together. 1977 D. D'Easum Sawtooth Tales 168 We changed off from time to time to..give the prisoners a chance at the scenery. 1992 R. Collier & R. Wilkinson Dark Peak Aircraft Wrecks 49 We changed off from overload to main petrol tanks. 2008 R. Hamilton & C. Gervais Road to Seattle 33 Two slept while the other was on guard duty, we changed off during the night. < as lemmas |
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