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单词 off
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off

adverb
 
/ɒf/
/ɔːf/
For the special uses of off in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example come off is in the phrasal verb section at come.Idioms
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  1.  
     used to say that something has been removed or become separated
    • He's had his beard shaved off.
    • Take your coat off.
    • The label must have fallen off.
    • Don't leave the toothpaste with the top off.
  2.  
     not connected or functioning
    • The water is off.
    • Make sure the TV is off.
  3.  
     away from a place; at a distance in space or time
    • I called him but he ran off.
    • He fell off a ladder and broke his arm.
    • Sarah's off in India somewhere.
    • I must be off (= I must leave) soon.
    • Summer's not far off now.
    • A solution is still some way off.
    • Off you go! Enjoy yourselves!
    Off you go! is a friendly way of telling somebody to go away, or giving them permission to go away, when this is what they want to do anyway. It is different from Go away!, which is a rude way of telling somebody you do not want them to stay.
  4.  
     away from work or duty
    • She's off today.
    • I've got three days off next week.
    • How many days did you take off?
    • I need some time off.
    Topics Working lifea2
  5. starting a race
    • They're off (= the race has begun).
  6.  
     taken from the price
    • shoes with $20 off
    • All shirts have/are 10 per cent off.
  7. no longer going to happen; cancelled
    • The wedding is off.
  8. (especially British English) (of an item on a menu) no longer available or being served
    • Sorry, the duck is off.
  9. behind or at the sides of the stage in a theatre synonym offstage
    10. Word OriginOld English, originally a variant of of (which combined the senses of ‘of’ and ‘off’).
Idioms
be better/worse off (doing something)
  1. to be in a better or worse situation
    • She's better off without him.
    • The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home.
    • We can't be any worse off than we are already.
be off for something
  1. (informal) to have a particular amount of something
    • How are we off for coffee (= how much do we have)?
    see also badly off
be well/better/badly, etc. off
  1. used to say how much money somebody has
    • Families will be better off under the new law (= will have more money).
    • They are both comfortably off (= have enough money to be able to buy what they want without worrying too much about the cost).
off and on/on and off
  1. from time to time; now and again
    • It rained on and off all day.

off

preposition
 
/ɒf/
/ɔːf/
For the special uses of off in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example take something off something is in the phrasal verb section at take.
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  1.  
     down or away from a place or at a distance in space or time
    • I fell off the ladder.
    • Keep off the grass!
    • an island off the coast of Spain
    • They were still 100 metres off the summit.
    • Scientists are still a long way off finding a cure.
    • We're getting right off the subject.
  2.  
     used to say that something has been removed
    • You need to take the top off the bottle first!
    • I want about an inch off the back of my hair.
  3.  
     away from work or duty
    • He's had ten days off school.
  4.  
     away from a price
    • They knocked £500 off the car.
  5.  
     leading away from something, for example a road or room
    • We live off Main Street.
    • There's a bathroom off the main bedroom.
  6. (informal) from a person or place
    • I got this off a website somewhere.
  7. off of
     (non-standard or North American English, informal) off; from
    • She jumped off of the wall.
    • I got it off of my brother.
  8. not wanting or liking something that you usually eat or use
    • I'm off (= not drinking) alcohol for a week.
    • He's finally off drugs (= he no longer takes them).
    9. Word OriginOld English, originally a variant of of (which combined the senses of ‘of’ and ‘off’).

off

adjective
/ɒf/
/ɔːf/
[not before noun]
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  1. (British English) (of food) no longer fresh enough to eat or drink
    • This fish has gone off.
    • The milk smells off.
    • It's off.
    • I think this milk is slightly off.
  2. off (with somebody) (informal, especially British English) not polite or friendly
    • He was a bit off with me this morning.
  3. (informal, especially British English) not acceptable
    • It's a bit off expecting us to work on Sunday.
    4. Word OriginOld English, originally a variant of of (which combined the senses of ‘of’ and ‘off’).

off

noun
/ɒf/
/ɔːf/
[singular]
the off
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  1. the start of a race
    • They're ready for the off.
    Word OriginOld English, originally a variant of of (which combined the senses of ‘of’ and ‘off’).

off

verb
/ɒf/
/ɔːf/
(informal, especially North American English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they off
/ɒf/
/ɔːf/
he / she / it offs
/ɒfs/
/ɔːfs/
past simple offed
/ɒft/
/ɔːft/
past participle offed
/ɒft/
/ɔːft/
-ing form offing
/ˈɒfɪŋ/
/ˈɔːfɪŋ/
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  1. off somebody to kill somebody
    Word OriginOld English, originally a variant of of (which combined the senses of ‘of’ and ‘off’).
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