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词组 tee off
释义
Phr V
tee off
tees, teeing, teed
tee off
to hit a golf ball off the tee (= a short stick on which a golf ball is put to be hit), or to begin a game of golf by doing this
Ballesteros admitted to feeling nervous before teeing off.
American informal to begin an event or start an activity
The exhibition is all ready and due to tee off in September.
sometimes + with
The new edition of the paper teed off with an editorial on crime.
tee off sb or tee sb off
American informal to annoy someone
It really tees me off when she doesn't listen to me.
teed off
adjective (always after verb)
They were fairly teed off with all the delays at the airport.
tee off
verb
1
to annoy or to irritate someone US, 1961.
2
to fart UK, 1998
phrasetee off1. tee off to hit the ball for the first time at the beginning of a game of golf, or when you move on to the next hole: Mr Sangster will tee off at 8 am today, at the tournament in Jersey. David Miller had just teed off at the fifteenth hole in the competition. SIMILAR TO: drive off2. tee off AmE to begin an event or activity: The celebration teed off with a round of champagne. SIMILAR TO: begin, kick off3. tee sb offtee off sb AmE informal to make someone angry: It really tees me off that he never helps with the housework! SIMILAR TO: annoy, piss off informal

tee off

1. To begin a game of golf by hitting the ball on the first hole. We tee off at 9 AM, so you should arrive at the golf course around 8:30. It was already nearing 90 degrees when we teed off, so we weren't sure if we would make it through all 18 holes.
2. By extension, to begin or mark the beginning of something; to kick something off. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tee" and "off." They teed off the party with a game of musical chairs. Let's tee things off with some brainstorming exercises.
3. To make someone particularly annoyed, angry, or frustrated. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tee" and "off." It really tees me off the way people drive in the bus lane, when they clearly aren't supposed to! Nothing teed my mom off more than having guests come into the house with dirty shoes.

tee someone off

Sl. to make someone angry. (See also teed off.) That really teed me off! Well, you sure managed to tee off everybody!

tee off

 
1. Lit. to start the first hole in a game of golf. It's time to tee off. Let's get on the course. What time do we tee off?
2. Fig. to begin [doing anything]; to be the first one to start something. The master of ceremonies teed off with a few jokes and then introduced the first act. Everyone is seated and ready to begin. Why don't you tee off?

teed off

Inf. angry. I'm not teed off! I'm enraged. I was so teed off I could have spit!

tee off

1. Start or begin, as in We teed off the fundraising drive with a banquet. This usage is a metaphor taken from golf, where tee off means "start play by driving a golf ball from the tee." [Second half of 1900s]
2. Make angry or irritated, as in That rude comment teed him off, or I was teed off because it rained all weekend. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see tick off.

tee off

v.
1. To drive a golf ball from the tee: The golfer teed off with a 300-yard drive.
2. To hit something or someone solidly with a sweeping blow or stroke: The batter teed off on the pitch and the ball flew over the outfield wall. The boxer was staggering, and his opponent teed off with a hard right-hand punch.
3. To start or begin something: They teed off the fundraising campaign with a dinner. We teed the evening off with cocktails at the hotel.
4. To start; begin: The conference will tee off Saturday morning.
5. Slang To make someone angry or disgusted: These phone solicitations really tee me off. The rude remarks teed off the speaker.
6. tee off on Slang To attack someone verbally: Critics teed off on the mayor for failing to balance the budget.

tee someone off

tv. to make someone angry. (see also teed off.) Well, you sure managed to tee off everybody!

teed off

mod. angry. I was so teed off I could have spit!
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