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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used to say that something has been removed or become separated从…去掉；从…移开
- He's had his beard shaved off.他把胡子刮掉了。
- Take your coat off.脱了外衣吧。
- The label must have fallen off.标签肯定掉了。
- Don't leave the toothpaste with the top off.用完了牙膏别不盖盖。
not connected or functioning未连接；不工作
- The water is off.停水了。
- Make sure the TV is off.请注意关掉电视机。
away from a place; at a distance in space or time离开（某处）；（在时间或空间上）距，离
- I called him but he ran off.我喊他，可他跑开了。
- He fell off a ladder and broke his arm.他从梯子上摔下来，摔断了胳膊。
- Sarah's off in India somewhere.萨拉远在印度某地。
- I must be off (= I must leave) soon.我得赶紧走了。
- Summer's not far off now.夏天已近在眼前了。
- A solution is still some way off.解决办法尚需时日。
- Off you go! Enjoy yourselves! 你走吧！玩得开心！
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.
away from work or duty休假；休息
- She's off today.她今天休假。
- I've got three days off next week.我下周有三天休假。
- How many days did you take off?你休了几天假？
- I need some time off.我需要休息一段时间。
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starting a race起跑
- They're off (= the race has begun).他们起跑了。
taken from the price减价的；削价的
- shoes with $20 off减价 20 美元的鞋
- All shirts have/are 10 per cent off.所有衬衫都打九折。
no longer going to happen; cancelled不再会发生；被取消
- The wedding is off.婚礼被取消了。
(especially British English) (of an item on a menu菜单中的项目) no longer available or being served没有；不再供应
- Sorry, the duck is off.对不起，鸭子卖光了。
behind or at the sides of the stage in a theatre在剧院舞台的后面（或旁边） synonym offstage

Word OriginOld English, originally a variant of of (which combined the senses of ‘of’ and ‘off’).

Idioms

be better/worse off (doing something)

to be in a better or worse situation（做某事）会较好／较糟
- She's better off without him.他不在身边她反倒更快乐。
- The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home.天气太糟了，我们要是待在家里就好了。
- We can't be any worse off than we are already.我们的状况已经糟得不能再糟了。

be off for something

(informal) to have a particular amount of something有一定数量的东西
- How are we off for coffee (= how much do we have)?我们还有多少咖啡？
see also badly off

be well/better/badly, etc. off

used to say how much money somebody has（用于表示经济情况）
- Families will be better off under the new law (= will have more money).这项新法律将使每个家庭的经济较前宽裕。
- They are both comfortably off (= 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。

off and on/on and off

from time to time; now and again不时地；有时；断断续续地
- It rained on and off all day.雨断断续续地下了一整天。

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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down or away from a place or at a distance in space or time从（某处）落下；离开；（时空上）离，距
- I fell off the ladder.我从梯子上跌了下来。
- Keep off the grass!勿践踏草坪！
- an island off the coast of Spain西班牙海岸附近的岛
- They were still 100 metres off the summit.他们距山顶还有 100 米远。
- Scientists are still a long way off finding a cure.科学家要找到一个治疗方法，还早着呢。
- We're getting right off the subject.我们完全离题了。
used to say that something has been removed从…去掉；从…移开
- You need to take the top off the bottle first!你得先把瓶盖子打开！
- I want about an inch off the back of my hair.我想把脑后的头发剪短约一英寸。
away from work or duty休假；休息
- He's had ten days off school.他有十天没上学了。
away from a price偏离…价格；削价；杀价
- They knocked £500 off the car.他们对这辆汽车杀价 500 英镑。
leading away from something, for example a road or room离开；偏离
- We live off Main Street.我们住在大街附近。
- There's a bathroom off the main bedroom.主卧室旁边有一个卫生间。
(informal) from a person or place从一个人或一个地方
- I got this off a website somewhere.我从某个网站上得到这个。
off of
(non-standard or North American English, informal) off; from离开；来源于；从
- She jumped off of the wall.她从墙上跳了下来。
- I got it off of my brother.这是我从我弟弟那里弄到的。
not wanting or liking something that you usually eat or use不想；戒除
- I'm off (= not drinking) alcohol for a week.我有一星期没喝酒了。
- He's finally off drugs (= he no longer takes them).他终于把毒戒了。

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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(British English) (of food食物) no longer fresh enough to eat or drink不新鲜；变质
- This fish has gone off.这条鱼已变质了。
- The milk smells off.这奶的味道不对劲。
- It's off.那东西坏了。
- I think this milk is slightly off.我觉得这牛奶有点变质了。
off (with somebody) (informal, especially British English) not polite or friendly不礼貌；不热情；冷淡
- He was a bit off with me this morning.他今天早晨对我有点冷淡。
(informal, especially British English) not acceptable不能接受；难以容忍；不行
- It's a bit off expecting us to work on Sunday.让我们星期天上班工作，那可不太行吧。

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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the start of a race起跑
- They're ready for the off.他们准备起跑了。
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/