- off
- [ɔf]
1. adj
1) (not turned on) [+ machine, light, engine, tap] 关着的 [guānzhe de]2) (cancelled) [+ meeting, match, agreement] 取消的 [qǔxiāo de]3) (BRIT) [+ milk, cheese, meat etc] 不新鲜的 [bù xīnxiān de]
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the milk's off — 牛奶变质了4) (in expressions)*
on the off chance — (just in case) 怀着渺茫的希望 [huáizhe miǎománg de xīwàng]2. adv*
to have an off day — (inf) 状态欠佳1) (away)*
I must be off — 我必须得走了 [wǒ bìxū děi zǒu le]*
where are you off to? — 你上哪儿去？*
to go off to Paris/Italy — 去巴黎/意大利*
it's a long way off — (in distance) 它在很远的地方; (in time) 它还远未结束*
the game is three days off — 3天后开赛2) (not at work)*
to be off — (on holiday) 在休假 [zài xiūjià]; (due to illness) 休病假 [xiū bìngjià]*
I'm off on Fridays — 我周五不上班*
to have a day off — (as holiday) 休假一天; (because ill) 休病假一天3) (COMM)* 10% off — 10%的折扣 [bǎifēn zhī shí de zhékòu]
4) (removed, detached) 脱落/掉 [tuōluò/diào]3. prep*
there's a button off — 一颗扣子掉了1) (indicating motion, removal etc)*
to take a picture off the wall — 把画像从墙上取下来 [bǎ huàxiàng cóng qiáng shang qǔ xiàlái]*
to fall/jump off a cliff — 摔/跳下悬崖*
to get off a bus/train — 下公共汽车/火车2) (distant from)*
it's just off the motorway — 它就在高速公路边上 [tā jiù zài gāosùgōnglù biān shang]*
it's 15 km off the main road — 它离主干道15公里远*
an island off the coast — 海岸边的一个小岛3) (not enjoying)*
to be off meat/beer etc — 不想吃肉/喝啤酒等 [bù xiǎng chīròu/hē píjiǔ ][děng]
English-Chinese new dictionary. 2014.
