stand off
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
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stand offverb
- 1
To stand some distance apart from something or someone.
- He stood off from the fire, for fear of getting scorched.
- 2
To prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture.
- We took hold of anything that might serve as a weapon to stand off the menacing group of young men.
- 3
datednauticaltransportTo move away from shore.
- Here were ſome marks of the ſavages along the ſhore ; for the ſhip ſtood off and on a good way down ; but no drift-wood, beaſts or fiſh were found, nor any thing uſeful except a few fowls, one of which they shot.
- A boat was then dispatched to sound the channel, and attempt and entrance; but returned without success, there being a tremendous swell, and breakers. Signal guns were fired again in the evening, but equally in vain, and once more the ship stood off to sea for the night.
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