喜樂美語

原始詞典資料19 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

go offverb

  • 1

    To explode.

    • The bomb went off right after the president left his office.
    • You see the thing had gone off like a box of matches.
  • 2

    To fire, especially accidentally.

    • The gun went off during their struggle.
  • 3

    To explode metaphorically; to become very angry or overexcited.

    • It all went off when the opposing teams' fans met at the railway station.
    • When the boss came to know about the scheme, he went off, shouting and throwing everything away.
  • 4

    To begin clanging or making noise.

    • The alarm will go off at six a.m.
    • Just after he spotted the first plane on the horizon, sirens started to go off around the city.
  • 5

    To stop operating; to switch off.

    • We were watching TV when suddenly the power went off.
  • 6

    Of dairy cattle, to stop producing milk.

    • ‘I suppose no other mahn in th’ district feeds as well as I do, and yet they’re goin’ off - goin’ off to th’ very divil.’
  • 7

    To depart; to leave.

    • Having sated her appetite, she went off in search of a place to sleep.
    • I don't know where he's going—he went off without a word.
  • 8

    To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way.

    • Bugger—the milk's gone off already!
    • 1987 September 3, Unpalatable Treatment, New Scientist, page 20, But to cast out a technique that could not only reduce the incidence of food poisoning but could also allow us to move away from another bete noire of the “technophobes” — chemical treatment to prevent stored grain from going off— is daft
另外 11 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    To like gradually less.

    • Ever since falling off her bike, she's gone off cycling to work.
    • We needed a vet visit because some of the cattle had gone off their feed.
  • 10

    To cure; to set.

    • I've got to get the panels aligned quickly now because the epoxy resin will go off within 20 minutes or so.
  • 11

    To pass off; to take place; to be accomplished; to happen.

    • The party went off very well.
    • The wedding went off much as such affairs do.
  • 12

    slangTo ejaculate; to orgasm.

  • 13

    To perform extremely well; to be impressive or attractive; often used to express encouragement.

    • Go off, queen!
    • After all, these items of clothing were designed to be worn. And if you can get one last hurrah out of a thrifted peach negligée, go off queen.
  • 14

    To follow or extrapolate from something; to assume as true or to judge by.

    • Going off the interview alone, she seemed like the perfect employee.
    • To see a room rate well under $200 is a rarity…. The occupancy rate during my stay seemed quite low, going off what I was able to see, with not many guests checking in or out and no crowds in the public spaces, and so social distancing wasn't an issue.
  • 15

    slangTo fall unconscious; to go to sleep; to die.

    • One day I'll go off, but until then, I'm in charge around here.
  • 16

    archaicslangTo get married.

    • We can only hope she'll go off soon.
  • 17

    archaicslangTo be spent, disbursed or used up.

    • All his money goes off as soon as he earns it.
  • 18

    slangTo rant; to talk at length negatively; to insult or criticize.

    • They went off about all the problems around here.
  • 19

    slangTo fight or attack.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。