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| gloves-off adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (fight, competition: unrestrained) | 激烈的，毫无保留的
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| | After his blatant insult, she took a gloves-off approach in the confrontation. |
| go off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (bomb: explode) (炸弹) | 爆炸
bào zhà |
| | The bomb went off in the busiest part of town. |
| go off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | UK, informal (lose one's liking for) (非正式用语) | 对…失去兴趣
duì shī qù xìng qù |
| | I used to really like him, but since I heard about his strange habits I've gone right off him. |
| go off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (alarm: sound) (警报，闹钟) | 响
xiǎng |
| | I don't always wake up when my alarm goes off. |
| go off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (food: spoil) (非正式用语，食物) | 变得腐败，不再新鲜
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| | Dairy products go off quickly if they're not kept in the fridge. |
| go off viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (go away) | 离开
lí kāi |
| | | 走开
zǒu kāi |
| | He left the family farm and went off to the big city to look for work. |
go off on [sb] (US),
go off at [sb] (UK) vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal (express anger) | 向某人发火
xiàng mǒu rén fā huǒ |
| | | 朝某人发作
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| | All I said was that he had a bit of a temper and he went off on me! |
go off on a tangent,
also UK: go off at a tangent v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (digress, change subject) | 忽然离题
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| | | 忽然转换话题
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| go off with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (steal [sth] and leave with it) | 拿走了…
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| go off with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (leave a spouse, etc., for [sb] else) | 跟…私奔了
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| | | 跟…走了
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| goof off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | US, slang (be silly, unproductive) | 闲荡
xián dàng |
| | | 游手好闲
yóu shǒu hào xián |
| | | 混日子
hùn rì zi |
| | Quit goofing off and help me pick up this mess. |
| goof-off nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, slang (silly, unproductive person) | 懒汉，懒虫
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| | | 游手好闲之人
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| hack off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (sever) | 砍掉…
kǎn diào |
| | | 切断…
qiē duàn |
| | | 砍下…
kǎn xià |
| | In the horror movie, the killer would hack off the limbs of his victims. |
| hack off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | slang (irritate, anger) (俚语) | 激怒…，使…生气
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| | The way he talks down to me really hacks me off! |
| hand [sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (push away) | 推开
tuī kāi |
| hand-off nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (rugby: pushing [sb] away) | 用手推开对方球员之动作
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| hands off interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (do not touch) (非正式用语) | 别碰，不要摸，把手拿开，请勿动手
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| | Hey! I've only just made those buns – hands off! |
| hands-off adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal, figurative (person: not interfering) (指人) | 不插手的，不干涉的
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| | I'm glad I have a very hands-off boss, since I like to work independently. |
| hands-off adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal, figurative (approach: not intervening) (指方法等) | 不干预式的
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| hands-off policy nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal, figurative (non-intervention) | 不干涉政策
bù gān shè zhèng cè |
| | | 静观态度，旁观策略
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| | | 绥靖政策
suí jìng zhèng cè |
| | When confronted with crime, police advise residents to adopt a hands-off policy. |
| hang [sth] from/off [sth] vtr + prep | (suspend from a fixed point) | 悬挂，吊
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| | Let's hang that plant from a hook in the ceiling. |
| | 我们把那盆植物吊在天花板的挂钩上吧。 |
| haul off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | US, informal (leave) | 离开
lí kāi |
| | The thieves hauled off in a hurry when the owner came back unexpectedly. |
haul [sth] off,
haul off [sth] vtr + adv | (carry [sth] away) | 拉走，运走
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| | I hired someone to haul off my old sofa when I bought a new one. |
| have an off day viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (perform poorly) (非正式用语) | 状态不佳
zhuàng tài bù jiā |
| | I'm doing everything wrong today. I'm having a real off day! |
| head off viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (set out, go) | 出发
chū fā |
| | We need to head off at 8 o'clock in order to arrive at the party on time. |
| head off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (redirect by blocking path) | 拦截
lán jié |
| | | 阻拦
zǔ lán |
| | | 阻拦
zǔ lán |
| | He tried to head off the charging bull by closing the gate. |
| hit it off v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (get on well) (俚语) | 相处融洽，相处得好
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| | Me and my new roommate hit it off from the start. |
| hit off [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (describe aptly) | 刻画
kè huà |
| | | 恰当描述
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| hit off [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (imitate in order to satirize) (为了讽刺) | 模仿
mó fǎng |
hive [sth] off,
hive off [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | UK (business: transfer ownership) (商业: 转让所有权) | 转让
zhuǎn ràng |
| hive off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | UK (move away from group) | 拆分
chāi fēn |
| | | 分出
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| hold off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (bad weather: be delayed) | 拖延
tuō yán |
| | I hope the rain holds off till we get home. |
| hold off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (refrain from, delay: doing [sth]) | 拖延
tuō yán |
| | Please hold off playing the drums until after I've gone! |
| hold off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | ([sb]: resist, prevent attack of) | 抵挡
dǐ dǎng |
| | The soldiers managed to hold off the attacking forces for three days. |
| hop off viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (get out of a vehicle) (非正式用语) | 跳下（车）
tiào xià chē |
| | Bus driver to young boy - " here we are, this is your stop, hop off now". |
| hop off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (get off [sth]) | 没有提供翻译
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| hot off the press adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (newspaper: freshly printed) | 刚印刷出的（书，报纸等）
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| | | 新鲜出炉的消息
xīn xiān chū lú de xiāo xī |
| | The club's latest newsletter is hot off the press. |
| hurry off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (leave quickly) | 匆忙离开
cōng máng lí kāi |
| | | 迅速离开
xùn sù lí kāi |
| | The thieves hurried off before the police arrived. |
| jack off viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | slang (masturbate) (俚语) | 手淫
shǒu yín |
| | He asked her to jack him off, but she refused and left. |
| jack off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | vulgar, slang (masturbate) | 手淫
shǒu yín |
| | | 自慰
zì wèi |
| | Steve jacks off when he reads his magazines. |
| jerk off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | slang, vulgar (boy, man: masturbate) (男子) | 手淫
shǒu yín |
| | The man was jerking off to a porno movie. |
| | 那个男子对着色情影片手淫。 |
| jet off viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (go somewhere by plane) | 乘飞机前往
chéng fēi jī qián wǎng |
| | | 飞往
fēi wǎng |
| | Many of us like to jet off in search of winter sunshine. |
| jump off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (leap from) | 从…跳下
cóng tiào xià |
| | She was too scared to jump off the highest diving board. |
jumping off point,
jumping-off place nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (starting point) (比喻) | 起点
qǐ diǎn |
| | Learning the alphabet is a good jumping off point for children who wish to learn how to read. |
| keep off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (do not walk on) | 不接近
bù jiē jìn |
| | | 避开
bì kāi |
| | | 避免（践踏）
bì miǎn jiàn tā |
| | Please keep off the grass. |
| keep off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | ([sb]: resist) | 防止
fáng zhǐ |
| | | 避开
bì kāi |
| | | 使…免受影响
shǐ miǎn shòu yǐng xiǎng |
| | He is an alcoholic, and it is a daily struggle for him to keep off the booze. |
| kick off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (ball game: start play) (球赛) | 开始
kāi shǐ |
| | | 开球
kāi qiú |
| | The game will kick off at noon on Sunday. |
| | 球赛将在周日中午开始。 |
| kick off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative, slang (begin) | 开始
kāi shǐ |
| | The festivities will kick off this afternoon. |
| kick off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | UK, figurative, slang (argument, fight: begin) (争论等) | 开始
kāi shǐ |
| | Things kicked off when James accused Carl of stealing from him. |
| kick off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | UK, figurative, slang (person: become argumentative) | 开始争吵
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| | Ian kicked off when he realized he wasn't going to get his own way. |
| kick off at [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | UK, figurative, slang (become angry with) | 向…发火
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| | My ex kicked off at me when I said he couldn't keep borrowing my car whenever he liked after we split up. |
| kick [sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative, slang (begin) | 使开始
shǐ kāi shǐ |
| | They are going to kick off the new season with a big party. |
kickoff (US),
kick-off (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (soccer, football: first kick) (足球比赛) | 开球
kāi qiú |
kickoff (US),
kick-off (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (American football: first play) (橄榄球) | 开球
kāi qiú |
| | At the kickoff, the home team took control of the field. |
kickoff (US),
kick-off (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, informal (start, beginning) (非正式用法) | （集会、比赛等）开始
jí huì bǐ sài děng kāi shǐ |
| | Tonight is the campaign kickoff. |
| kill off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (exterminate) | 消灭
xiāo miè |
| | | 灭绝
miè jué |
| | I have finally killed off all the bugs on my tomato plants. |
| kiss [sb/sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | US, slang (disregard, consider lost) | 吻掉（口红等）
wěn diào （ kǒu hóng děng ） |
| | | 摆脱，逃避
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| | | 开除，革职
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| | | 除掉，杀掉
chú diào，shā diào |
| | Kiss off your inheritance: your mother left everything to her cousins twice removed. |
| kiss-off nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | slang (dismissal, as from a job) | 解雇
jiě gù |
| | | 免职
miǎn zhí |
| Knock it off! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | slang (stop it) | 别闹了
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| | | 停下来
tíng xià lái |
| | Knock it off! Go and play somewhere else--I'm trying to do some work! |
| knock it off v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (stop: doing, saying) | 停下来
tíng xià lái |
| | | 别干（某事）了
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| | Gary was whistling tunelessly until Dave told him to knock it off. |
knock off,
knock-off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | slang (finish) (俚语) | 完成，结束
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| 备注: hyphen used when term is an adj or a noun 短语作形容词或名词时需用连字符连接 |
| | I knocked off a politics essay while I was waiting for her to get ready. |
| knock [sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | UK, slang (brand: copy) | 仿
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| | | 仿造
fǎng zào |
| | They're knocking off designer brands and selling the goods in the local market. |
| knock off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | slang (finish day's work) (俚语) | 下班，收工
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| | When it rains, the boss lets us knock off work early. |
| knock [sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | slang, figurative (price: reduce) (价格) | 降低，降
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| | There's a button missing from this dress. Could you knock a couple of pounds off the price? |
| knock [sb] off their pedestal v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (humble [sb] who is self-important) | 使某人丧失名位
shǐ mǒu rén sàng shī míng wèi |
| | Losing a game so early in the tournament knocked him off his pedestal. |
| knock the rough edges off [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative (refine) | 改掉…的坏毛病
gǎi diào … de huài máo bìng |
| | The band have knocked the rough edges off their playing and now sound more professional. |
knockoff (US),
knock-off (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | slang (counterfeit) | 仿制的
fǎng zhì de |
| | | 冒牌的
mào pái de |
knockoff (US),
knock-off (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | slang (bootleg copy) | 仿制品
fǎng zhì pǐn |
| | | 山寨品
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| | It's not a real designer purse; it's only a cheap knockoff. |
know [sth] by heart,
know [sth] off by heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (have memorized) | 记住
jì zhù |
| | | 背下来
bèi xià lái |
| | The students had to know the poem by heart. |
know [sth] by heart,
know [sth] off by heart v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (be completely familiar with) | 非常熟悉
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| | I never get lost in this neighborhood; I know it by heart. |
| laid-off adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (redundant) | 被解雇的
bèi jiě gù de |
| | | 被解聘的
bèi jiě pìn de |
| | The laid-off workers were furious with the management. |
| laugh [sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (dismiss as not serious) | 对…一笑而过
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| | John laughed off the suggestion that he change his behavior. |
| lay [sb] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (make redundant) | 解雇
jiě gù |
| | | 解聘
jiě pìn |
| | The current economic crisis has led many companies to lay off some of their employees. |
| lay off v | US, informal (stop bothering [sb]) (非正式用语) | 不再骚扰
bú zài sāo rǎo |
| | I've had a bad day. Just lay off and leave me alone! |
| lay off [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | slang (stop bothering: [sb]) | 别再烦…
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| | | 别再骚扰…
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| | Lay off your sister for five minutes, would you? You've teased her enough. |
| lay off [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | slang (stop indulging in) | 戒掉
jiè diào |
| | He needs to lay off the booze for a while. |
| lay off doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (stop doing) | 停止
tíng zhǐ |
| lead off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (baseball: begin) (棒球) | 率先击球
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| lead off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | US, figurative (begin a meeting) | 开始开会
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| | Let's lead off by introducing ourselves. |
| lead off from [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (room: adjoin) (房间) | 与…相连，紧挨…
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| | (书面语) | 与…毗连
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| lead off into [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (room: continue into) (房间) | 通向，通往
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| leave off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal (stop doing [sth]) | 停止
tíng zhǐ |
| leave off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (stop: doing [sth]) | 使停止
shǐ tíng zhǐ |
| leech off [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (scrounge from [sb] else) (比喻) | 吸…的血，从…身上榨取
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| | Martin doesn't have a job; he leeches off his parents and brother. |
| leech [sth] off [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (obtain [sth] from [sb] else) | 从…处搞到
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| | Trevor leeched a few dollars off his friend so that he could buy some ice cream. |
| let off adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (found not guilty) | 被放过的
bèi fàng guò de |
| | | 被饶过的
bèi ráo guò de |
let [sb] off,
let [sb] off with [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (give [sb] a lenient or no punishment) | 轻易放过…
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| let [sb] off [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (excuse [sb] from a duty, job) | 允许…不…
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| let off [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (explosive, gun, etc.: fire it) (枪，炮) | 开
kāi |
| | (炸弹) | 引爆
yǐn bào |
| let off steam v | figurative (vent one's anger) (比喻) | 宣泄情感，宣泄怒气
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| | I was annoyed and wanted to let off steam. |
let off steam,
blow off steam v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang, figurative (release energy) | 发泄感情
fā xiè gǎn qíng |
| | | 发泄过剩的精力
fā xiè guò shèng de jīng lì |
| | There was a play area where the kids could let off steam. |
| let [sb] off the hook v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, informal (free from punishment) | 放过某人
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| | I'm surprised he let you off the hook that easily, given the trouble you've caused. |
let off the leash,
let [sb] off the leash,
let [sb] off his/her leash v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (release [sb] from restraint, control) (比喻) | 解开...的枷锁，解开...的束缚
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jiě fàng |
| | When they saw that he could handle the job, they let him off his leash and he quickly moved up to a higher position. |
| level [sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (make even) | 使变平坦，使变平整
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| | | 使变平稳，使变稳定
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| level off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (become even, stable) | 变平坦，变平整
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| | | 变平稳，变稳定
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| | The population of the world is expected to grow to about 9 billion, but then to level off. |
lick [sth] off,
lick off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove by licking) | 舔掉…
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| | Danny licked the frosting off his lip. |
| lift off vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (plane, spacecraft: take off) (火箭等) | 发射
fā shè |
| | (飞机等) | 起飞
qǐ fēi |
| | The spaceship began to lift off. |
| lift-off nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (spacecraft: take-off) (火箭等) | 发射，起飞
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| | The scheduled Ariane 5 lift-off has been postponed. Lift-off in ten seconds. Ten, nine, eight…. |
| liquor license nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (permit to sell alcohol) | 卖酒执照
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| live off [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (survive on, be supported by) | 靠...过活
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| | The widow lives off her late husband's pension and Social Security checks. |
| | 那个寡妇靠她过世丈夫的退休金和社保过活。 |