词组 | split off |
释义 | split off 1. split off • split off sth • split sth off if part of something splits off, or you split it off, it becomes separated from the rest: ▪ A strange group of white rocks had split off from the cliff. ▪ The nationalists want to split Quebec off from the rest of Canada. ▪ Work is split off from people's family lives, and it has been so since the start of the Industrial Revolution. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑separate 2. split off if people split off from a party or organization, they stop being members of it and form a new party or organization: ▪ Some IRA members were unhappy with the agreement, and split off to form the so-called 'Real IRA'. + from ▪ The Social Democrats split off from the Labour Party because of ideological differences. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑break away 3. split off to leave the group of people, vehicles etc that you are with and move away from them: ▪ Several of the men split off, leading their dogs up a steep track into the heart of the forest. + from ▪ One plane split off from the others and flew down low over the village. |
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