off <Hr /Df; NAmE D：f; a:f/ adv., prep., adj., noun, verb
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adv. lililil 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. * off 在短语动词
中@特殊用法见有关动词词条。如come off在词条come 的短语动词部分。1 away from a place; at a distance in space or time i开（某‘)；（善时间或空间上）距，
食:J
caZ〖ed Wm in/t he ran oj5f■•我喊他，可他跑开了。◊ Sarah’s 〇牙 in Jndia somewhere. $运远在印壶某i。◊ 了 must be oj^soon (= leave).我必须很快离弁焱里。◊ O# you go你去吧！ ◊
Summer’s not/ar oj5f now•夏天已运 在眼前了。◊ .A soiution is stiH some way oJ5P•解决办法尚
需时日。2 used to say that sth has
been removed (用 以i示除去了某物）：H€’s had his beard shaved 〇#•也 把胡子刮掉了。◊:Tafceyourcoatqf•脱了外衣吧。◊ Don’t Zeave the toothpaste with the top 〇#•牙膏要盖土
盖。3 starting a race 起跑：They're ojf[= the race has begun)•他们起跑了i。 4 no longer going to happen; cancelled不爯萎发生；被取消：77ie wedding is 〇方•婚 礼被取消了,。5 not connected or
functioning 未连接； ，不工_: rhe watery 停水 ◊
Mafce sure the 7Yis 〇# 注意关掉电视机。6 (espedfl//y 汾£) (of
an item on a menu 苹单中尚项自）no longer
available or being served 没着；不再供iz: Sony, the ducfc is
o# 对不起， 鸭子卖光了。7 away from work or duty下班；休息：
She’s 〇方 today.她今天休假。◊ I’ve got three days o# next vveefc.我下周看三关抹痕。ffow many days did you take
oJ9?你休了几.天._? ◊ J need some time 〇开•我 需要休息一段S■间。8 taken from the price减价的；
价的：泣oes wft/i $20 o#减价20元的鞋◊ AH shirts
Ziave/are 20% •衬衣全部^价 10%.。9 behind or
at the sides of the stage in a theatre 在剧院舞台的后面
(或旁边）offstage IT»TO1 be well/better/badly, etc. off
used
to say how much money sb has (用.于.義
示经济情况）.：Families
m7i be better ojf under the new Zaw (= will have more money).这项新备律将使每个家
庭的经济较前宽裕。◊ r/iey are both com/ortaWy 〇牙 (==have enough money to
be able to buy what they want without worrying too much about the cost).他们 俩的生活都很宽裕。be better/worse off
(doing sth) to
be in a better or worse situation.(.做某事）舍较紅 / 较糟：She’s better 〇# without him•彳4 不居身 —更快 乐。◊ TTie weather was
so bad we’d have been better o# stayi'ng at home.天气太糟了，我们要是待在家里就好了。
◊
VV^e ccm’t be any worse 〇# than we are already•我.们.的 状况已经糟得不能再糟1 be
,off for 'sth伽/omw/) to have a
particular amount of sth 有一定数量的东:西： How are we off for coffee (= how much do we
have)? ^ 们还有多少咖啡？ 一 see also badly off ,off and on/
,on and ‘off ^rom time to time; now
and again 不时 地;经常；断断续续地：it rained on and oj5FaH day.雨 断断续续地下了一整天。
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prep. For
the special uses of off in phrasal verbs,
look at the entries for the
verbs. For example take sth off sth is in the phrasal
vert> section at take. * off 在短
语动词中的特殊法见有关动词词条。如take sth off sth
>■在词条take的短语动词部分。1 down or away from a place or at a
distance in space or time 从（.桌处）落
下；离开；（时空上）离，距：J/eH o# the 〖adder.我从 梯子上跌了下来。.々iCeep oj5Ft/iegr〇5s/勿践踏草坪！ ◊ an istond
oJf_the coast 〇/Spain 西班牙海岸附近的岛,◊ TTiey were
stiH _Z00 metres 〇# the summit.他们距山顶还
有 100 米远。◊.Scientists are stiZZ a Zong way oj5f/indf/ig a
cure.科学家要找到一个治疗方法，还远着呢。◊ We’re getting right oj〇F the subject.我们完全离题了2 leading
away from sth, for example a road or room 离幵； 偏离：We Zfve oj5T Main Street•我们住在大街附近。◊ There's a bathroom off the main bedroom.
一个卫生间。3 used to say that sth has been removed 从…去掉；从…移开：need tQ. tafce
the top ojQP the bottte /irst/ 如得.JE瓶盖# t會弁m wemt aboitran inch 〇方the baefc 〇/ rrty hair.舍想把脑后的头发剪短约
一英寸。4 away .from work or duty 下班；休息：He’s had ten days oj5f school
他有十天疫.上全了。.5 away from a price偏离…价格；削咖；i价：They knocked £500 o# t/ie car.他们对这辆汽车杀价500英镑。
6 off of (non-standard or NAmE, informal) off; from
离 开；来源于；从：/got it my brother•这是我从
我弟弟那里弄到的。7 not wanting or liking sth that
.you
usually eat or use 不想；戒除：J’m 〇# (= not drinking) aicohoZ /or a weefc•義有一星期没喝酒 了。◊ He's finally off drugs (= he no longer takes
them),
于把毒戒了。•
■uMf/
[not before noun] 1 (of food 食物）no longer fresh enough
to eat or drink 不新鲜；：变廣：rhis /ish has gone ojQT•这条鱼已变质了。◊ TTie miHc smdis 〇#•这奶的 味道不对劲。◊ ft’s o#•那东西坏;了6 2 ~ (with sb)
{informal, especially Br^) not polite or friendly 不热情；冷淡：ffe was a bit 〇开 with
me this morning•他 今天早M对我有点冷淡。3 (informal, especially
Br0 not acceptable不能接受；难以容忍；不行：Jt’s a ■expecting
us to worfc on Sunday.让我们星期天上班工
作，，那可不太行吧。.
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[sing.] the off the start of a race 起跑：They’re ready/or the
o#他们准备起跑了。
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verfr [VN] (//i/ow7fl/，e5pec/a//y to
kill sb 杀死（某
人）‘
off- /Df; NAmE o:f; a:f/ prefix (in nouns,
adjectives, verbs and adverbs构威名词、形容词、动词和副词）not on; away from不長…上；离开;:去掉：〇你tage不在舞台上
◊
卸掉.
,off-1 air <30；/. (in
radio and television 广播及电观）not being
broadcast 不在广播中的：oj^-air recording 非户播 实况录制 on-air ► .off-1
air adv. ： to record off-air
预先录制广播节目
offal /'Dfl; NAmE 'o:fl; 'a:fl/ noun [U] (L/S also va'riety meats [pi.]) the inside
parts of an animal, such as the heart and liver,
cooked and eaten as food (食用的）
动物内脏_
off-beat
/.Dfbiit;
NAmE ,o:f-; ,a:f-/ adj. [usually before noun]
(informal) different from what
most people expect ^ 寻常的；不落俗套的；标渐立异的saa unconventional : oj^eat humour 另类 的幽默 an 0j5fbeat approach fo irzferWevWn^ 别开生面的采访
,ofK’Broadway (AM/rjf) 1 (of a theatre 剧院）not on
Broadway,
New York’s main theatre district 末表百老汇 的；外百舍汇的 2 (of a play 戏剧）unusual in some way
and often by a new writer•不落俗的；有新意的;,出自論
■人之手的一 compare
FRINGE THEATRE ,off-'centre (Sr£) {NAmE ,off-'center) adv., adj. not exactly in the
centre of sth 不居中的 'off chance noun IHTO1 do sth on the
off chance to
do sth even though you think that there is only a small possibility of it being
successful 係幸一试；碰运气：She scanned the crowd on the off chance of seeing someone she knew.她扫视着人群，抱着一线希望看是否有熟人。◊ I called in at the office on the
off chance that you would StiH be there.我打电话给办公室，想看着你是否可能还在
郝里。
,〇ff 'colour (firf) [NAmE ,off 'color) adj, 1 [not before noun] {BrE,
informal) not in good health; looking or feeling ill/sick身体不舒服；气色不佳；不适2 [usually before noun] {especially
NAmB] an
off-colour joke is one that people think is rude, usually because it is about
sex (笑话）粗俗的，下流的
offeut
/'DfkAt;
NAmE 'o:f-; 'a:f-/ n〇L/n (especially Br£} a piece of wood,
paper, etc. that remains after the main piece has been cu丨下細料；边角材料
'off
day noun
{informal) a day when you do not do things as well as usual禾顺利的曰手；倒霉的一天
,off」duty
〇〇[/. not at work 非值勤的；歇班的：cm ojJ-dutypoifcemcm 休班警察
of fence 0■» (价£) (AWmf
of.fense)
/a.fens/
nown 1
[C卜(against sb/sth) an illegal act 违法行为；犯罪；罪
行 crime ： a criminal/serious/minor/sexual,
etc. ojgTence刑事罪、重罪、轻_、性犯罪等oa月rstoj^ence (=the first
time that sb has been found guilty of a crime) 〇 a capital offence (= one for which sb
may be punished by death):元罪◊ He was not
aware that .he had committed an ojgfence.他没有意识到自己犯罪了。
an oj^ence against
socfely/7iumani(y/the state 妨害 社会/人类/国家的罪行◊ New 〖egi5〖aricm mafces it an
c#em:e to
cany
guns•新法律规定持枪为犯罪行为。2 [U] the act of
upsetting or insulting sb 冒犯；搅扰；侮辱：
Vm sure he meant
no offence when he said that. ^