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单词 getting off
释义

get off

verb

got off; got off or gotten off; getting off; gets off

intransitive verb

1
: to avoid the most serious consequences of a dangerous situation or punishment
got off with a light sentence
2
: start, leave
got off on the trip early
3
: to leave work with permission or as scheduled
4
: to get high on a drug
5
: to experience orgasm
6
: to experience great pleasure
often used with on

transitive verb

1
: to secure the release of or procure a modified penalty for
his lawyers got him off
2
a
: utter
get off a joke
b
: to write and send
3
: to succeed in doing, making, or delivering
4
: to cause to get off

Synonyms

  • bail
  • bail out
  • begone
  • book [slang]
  • bug off
  • bug out
  • bugger off [British slang]
  • buzz (off)
  • clear off [chiefly British]
  • clear out
  • cut out
  • depart
  • dig out
  • exit
  • get
  • go
  • go off
  • move
  • pack (up or off)
  • part
  • peel off
  • pike (out or off)
  • pull out
  • push off
  • push on
  • quit
  • run along
  • sally (forth)
  • scarper [British]
  • shove (off)
  • step (along)
  • take off
  • vamoose
  • walk out
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Example Sentences

told him to get off for home before it got dark breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning
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Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

getting off

verb

present participle of get off
1
as in exiting
to leave a place often for another told him to get off for home before it got dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • exiting
  • departing
  • moving
  • running along
  • pulling out
  • pushing off
  • taking off
  • walking out
  • going off
  • getting
  • pushing on
  • peeling off
  • digging out
  • cutting out
  • going
  • bailing out
  • bugging out
  • clearing off
  • clearing out
  • beating it
  • buggering off
  • taking a hike
  • taking a powder
  • bugging off
  • taking a walk
  • pulling stakes
  • starting
  • pulling up stakes
  • hitting the road
  • escaping
  • shoving (off)
  • evacuating
  • stepping (along)
  • fleeing
  • parting
  • piking (out or off)
  • setting out
  • flying
  • buzzing (off)
  • packing (up or off)
  • striking out
  • getting out
  • sallying (forth)
  • bailing
  • quitting
  • running away
  • vamoosing
  • going out
  • booking
  • stepping out
  • withdrawing
  • retiring
  • scarpering
  • lighting out
  • retreating
  • emigrating
  • skipping
  • mizzling
  • removing
  • abandoning
  • absconding
  • scramming
  • decamping
  • deserting
  • scatting
  • vacating
  • forsaking
  • adjourning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • turning up
  • coming
  • arriving
  • remaining
  • showing up
  • staying
  • settling
  • lodging
  • dwelling
  • abiding
  • approaching
  • closing
  • nearing
  • reaching
  • hitting
  • tarrying
  • landing
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2
as in beginning
to take the first step in (a process or course of action) breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • beginning
  • leading off
  • commencing
  • setting about
  • getting to
  • kicking off
  • getting going
  • starting
  • opening
  • falling (to)
  • launching
  • entering (into or upon)
  • embarking (on or upon)
  • striking (into)
  • creating
  • taking on
  • taking up
  • generating
  • originating
  • initiating
  • organizing
  • adopting
  • getting around (to)
  • getting round (to)
  • innovating
  • setting up
  • inventing
  • getting down (to)
  • establishing
  • inaugurating
  • spawning
  • founding
  • pioneering
  • instituting
  • fathering
  • embracing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • laying off
  • ending
  • finishing
  • terminating
  • concluding
  • stopping
  • knocking off
  • closing
  • completing
  • halting
  • ceasing
  • discontinuing
  • leaving
  • quitting
  • abandoning
  • destroying
  • desisting
  • forsaking
  • abolishing
  • phasing out
  • extinguishing
  • exterminating
  • demolishing
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