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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