switch off
phrasal verbswitch off
- (informal)
to stop thinking about something or paying attention to something 不再想着；不再注意；失去兴趣 When I hear the word ‘football’ I switch off (= because I am not interested in it). 我听见 “足球” 两个字就腻味。 The only time he really switches off (= stops thinking about work, etc.) is when we're on vacation. 只有在我们外出度假的时候，他才真正无牵无挂。
switch off/on | switch something off/on
to turn a light, machine, etc. off/on by pressing a button or switch 关／开（电灯、机器等） Please switch the lights off as you leave. 离开的时候请关灯。 How do you switch this thing on? 这东西怎么开？ The electricity has been switched off. 电已经切断了。 We only switched on halfway through the programme. 节目进行到一半时，我们才开始播放。