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单词 walk off with
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walk off with

1. phrasal verb
If someone walks off with something that does not belong to them, they take it without permission.
[informal]
I'll bet you walked off with my coat, too. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun]
2. phrasal verb
If you walk off with something such as a prize, you win it or get it very easily.
[journalism]
The delighted pensioner walked off with a £2,000 prize. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun]
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walk off with in British English

a. 
to steal
b. 
to win, esp easily
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walk off with in American English

1. 
to steal
2. 
to win (a contest) or gain (a prize), esp. easily
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Examples of 'walk off with' in a sentence
walk off with

He'll stay with her for a couple of years, then get a divorce and walk off with half her money.
Babson, Marian WEEKEND FOR MURDER (2002)
She thought I was the Purslem's accredited representative and might almost be planning to walk off with the collection under my arm.
Ferrars, Elizabeth UNREASONABLE DOUBT (2002)
He waited a moment, and added: "Be a different matter if they let him walk off with the original stuff.
Tony Hillerman THE WAILING WIND (2002)

Chinese translation of 'walk off with'

walk off with

(inf)

vt fus

  1. (= steal) 顺(順)手拿走 (shùnshǒu názǒu)
  2. (= win) [prize] 轻(輕)易赢(贏)得 (qīngyì yíngdé)
See walk

Nearby words of
walk off with

  • waken
  • Wales
  • walk
  • walk off with
  • walk out
  • walker
  • walkie-talkie

Related terms of
walk off with

  • walk out
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