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"Off"代表“从…移开,从…挪走、去除”的意思。
例句:British people often eat food off a fork, but never off a knife.英国人吃饭时通常用叉子把食物送到嘴里,而从来不用刀子把食物送到嘴里。
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和动词搭配:
take off:除去,移去
例句:Could you take my name off the subscription list, please? I don’t need it any more.你可以把我的名字从订阅名单上删除吗?我不需要你们发来信息了。
get off:下车, 下来
例句:Get your feet off my sofa . 把你的脚从沙发上放下来。
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可当作动词:很多时候"Off"当做动词的时候,也是由 get off 或者是 keep off 延伸过来的。
例句1:Off my bed. 给我从床上下来。是从“Get off my bed”延伸出来的。
例句2:Hands off.手放下。是从“Keep your hands off”延伸出来的。
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"Off"代表不上班,休息
例句1:I’m off today. 我今天休息。其实他是从“I’m taking a day off today” or “I’m having a day off”演变过来的。
例句2:I’ll take the afternoon off. 我下午请个假。
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"Off"代表离开
例句:I’m off now. See you later. 我走啦~回头见。
off to somewhere :要去某个地方。
例句1:I’m off to work now . 我去上班啦。
例句2:I’m off to bed now. 我要上床睡觉啦。
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"Off"代表取消的意思
例句:The whole thing was off. 这整件事情取消了。
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"Off"代表结束的意思
例句1:Do you think you need to knock off early today?其实意思就是Do you think you need to finish off early today..需不需要早点结束下班。knock off.结束,离开。
例句2:We have been on and off, on and off. 我们总是分分合合,分分合合。
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go off:食品过期
例句:The milk smells funny. Has it gone off? 这奶闻着挺奇怪,是不是过期了?
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xx% off:降xx%的价格
例如:30% off 打7折, 40% off 打六折,50% off 打对折
例如:You will get 10 pounds off for your first purchase. 首次购买,立减10镑。
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pull it off:成功的完成
例句1:Not many people can rock stripes but you always pull it off. 不是所有人都能驾驭得了条纹,但是总能穿的很好看。
例句2:Congratulations on winning the case! I wasn’t sure you would pull it off! 恭喜你打赢了这个官司!之前我都不确定你能做成!