单词 | to take on and off |
释义 | > as lemmasto take on and off b. to take on and off: to be able to be taken on and off; to be removable. Cf. to take off 1d at Phrasal verbs 1. Now rare. ΚΠ 1745 Gentleman's Mag. July 353/2 It is fixed in a frame, made to take on and off from the Back-heaver. 1785 Ann. Agric. 3 241 The only considerable wear is at the heel and point, on which account..the point..takes on and off also for repairing with steel. 1821 Gentleman's Mag. July 26/2 Some statues have this appendage in marble, which takes on and off. 1865 Jrnl. Gas Lighting 26 Dec. 917/2 The main cock, by which the gas was turned on and off, was about six feet from the floor, and the handle of it took on and off. 1939 Irish Times 1 Dec. 3/4 The exquisite, golden-haired doll with the clothes that take on and off, and with eyes that open and shut. < as lemmas |
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