| 词组 | get off |
| 释义 | Idiom get off Theme: FRIENDS to start off (on a friendship).Tom and Bill had never met before. They seemed to get off all right, though.I'm glad they got off so well. Idiom get off Theme: ESCAPE to escape or avoid punishment (for doing something wrong).It was a serious crime, but Mary got off with a light sentence.I was afraid that the robber was going to get off completely. Idiom get off Theme: DEPART to leave; to depart.The plane did not get off on time.We have to get off early in the morning before the traffic gets heavy. Phr V get off gets, getting, got American pp also gotten get off (sth) to leave a bus, train, aircraft, or boatShe got off the bus and ran towards him.The plane was still on the runway but people were already beginning to get off.You need to get off (= leave the train/bus) at Camden Town. to leave the place where you work, usually at the end of the dayI'll see if I can get off early this afternoon.What time do you get off work? get (sb) off (sth) to avoid being punished for something that you have done wrong, or to help someone avoid being punished for something that they have done wrongShe was charged with fraud, but her lawyer managed to get her off. sometimes + withHe got off with a $20 fine.Considering that it was his second offence I think he got off lightly. (= he was not punished severely) Get off (sb/sth) ! (always an order) mainly British informal something that you say in order to tell someone to stop touching someone or somethingIf he tries putting his arm round you again, just tell him to get off. get off to leave a place in order to start a journey or go somewhereIf we can get off by seven the roads will be clearer.Anyway, I must get off to the shops. American slang to become extremely happy and relaxed because you have taken a drugusually + onHe likes to get off on cocaine.How can we get off if we don't have any gear? get (sb) off informal to start sleeping, or to help a baby to start sleepingI've been trying to get Sam off for an hour now.What time did you finally get off to sleep? American slang to have an orgasm (= the moment of greatest pleasure in sexual activity), or to make someone do thisLast night we got off at the same time. get off sth if someone gets off the phone, they stop using itI'm waiting for Adrian to get off the phone so that I can call Dom. American to say or write something funny {e.g. joke}Joan got off two quick jokes about the manager before he arrived. get sth off informal to send a letter or parcel to someoneI got that letter off this morning. Get off it! American informal something that you say in order to tell someone that you do not believe them or that you disagree with themGet off it! I don't believe a word you've said. get it off American slang to have sex or to have an orgasm (= the moment of greatest pleasure in sexual activity)often + withSo did he get it off with anyone? get off verb 1 to form an initial liaison with someone sexually attractive, especially with a view to greater intimacy UK, 1925. 2 to achieve sexual climax US, 1867. 3 to use a drug; to feel the effects of a drug US, 1952. 4 by extension, to take pleasure from something US, 1952. 5 to crash while riding a motorcyle. Sarcastic and euphemistic biker (motorcyle) usage US, 2003 get sb off to help someone, especially a child, so that they are ready to leave a place+ to I'll come round after I get the kids off to school.4. get off to not be punished for a crime or something you have done wrong: If he gets off, it's because he has a smart lawyer.get off with a fine/2 months etc (=get a punishment that is less severe than you deserve) If she's very lucky, she may get off with a fine.get of lightly (=get a punishment that is less severe than you deserve) You got off lightly. You could have been sent to prison. get sb off not passive if a lawyer gets a criminal off, he or she succeeds in persuading the court that the criminal should not be punished: I know a man who killed his wife with a hammer. His lawyer got him off on a plea of temporary insanity.5. get off sth • get sb off sth to stop being dependent on something that you used to have regularly, or to make someone else do this: I wanted to get off drugs, but my family wouldn't support me - they just didn't want to know. Getting people off welfare and into paying jobs is a major national priority. At this stage the mother should be getting the baby off breast milk and onto solid food.■ SIMILAR TO: come off6. get off the phone to stop using the telephone: I'm waiting for Veronica to get off the phone, so I can call Mom.7. get off! • get off sth! spoken used to tell someone to stop touching you or stop touching something: "I'm going to tickle you!" "No, get off! Get off!" Get off those chocolates - they're mine!8. get sth off informal to send a letter, package etc by mail, especially before a particular time: I have to get this application off today.+ to I'll get that confirmation letter off to you as quickly as possible.■ SIMILAR TO: send off9. get off sth • get sb off sth to stop talking about a subject and talk about something else, or to make someone else do this: Can we get off politics and talk about something else for a change? The Minister was naturally anxious to get me off the subject of the" Save our Schools " campaign.10. get off BrE to succeed in going to sleep, especially when this is difficult: I just couldn't get off last night - it must have been the coffee.get off to sleep When she finally got off to sleep, she was tortured by dreadful nightmares. get sb off BrE to succeed in making a baby go to sleep: Duncan's upstairs trying to get the baby off.11. get off AmE informal to have an orgasm (=reach the point of greatest sexual pleasure): I just couldn't get off, so we went to see a sex therapist.12. get off sth AmE to succeed in doing something: The Kings not only failed to get off a single shot but also gave up a short-handed goal.13. get off sth AmE to tell a joke or say something funny: Lionel got off a one-liner about making more than the president because he had a better year than the president.14. get off AmE spoken informal to have a good feeling because you have taken drugs: We did some speed, man, and really got off.+ on Jack used to get off on cocaine, but he's straightened up now.15. where does sb get off doing sth? AmE spoken used when you think someone has done something to you that they have no right to do: Where does he get off telling me how to live my life? I don't know where he get off treating you like that!16. get off it AmE informal used to tell someone to stop talking or thinking about a particular subject: Get off it. If you want to talk about love, maybe it's better you talk about it without me around.17. tell sb where to get off BrE spoken to speak angrily to someone because what they have done, said or asked is unfair, unreasonable, or rude: "Morris asked me to work late again." "Bloody cheek! I hope you told him where to get off."■ SIMILAR TO: tell sb where to go get off1. To physically climb off of or disembark from something. We're in the last row, so it’s going to take us awhile to get off the plane. Get off that ladder before you fall and hurt yourself! Get off the couch and start helping me already. 2. To remove someone or something from some surface. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "get" and "off." Hey, get your feet off the table! Can you get your stuff off my bed? 3. To depart. When do you guys get off on your trip? 4. To shoot ammunition. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "get" and "off." I could only get off one shot before the burglars fled. 5. In sports, to successfully complete an action, such as a shot or pass, before time expires or contact is made. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "get" and "off." I'm not sure he got off that shot before the buzzer went off. It will be difficult for him to get a pass off with all of this defensive pressure. 6. To send something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "get" and "off." Have you gotten off that email yet? If not, I have a few more lines to add. 7. To physically remove something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "get" and "off." I just can't seem to get this sticky stuff off the floor. Get off those wet clothes before you catch cold! 8. To receive a less severe punishment or avoid punishment altogether. I can't believe that known criminal got off with such a light sentence. You're only grounded for a week? You got off easy if you ask me. As a prosecutor, I know what it's like when someone who I know is guilty gets off. 9. To cause someone to receive a less severe punishment or avoid punishment altogether. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "get" and "off." Do you really think you can get this guy off with a lighter sentence? 10. To finish one's workday. I get off today at three, so I'll stop by on my way home. 11. To stop bothering or nagging someone. Get off my back, will you? I'm working as fast as I can! If he doesn't get off my case soon, I'm going to lose it. 12. To be so bold as to do something. She's not my boss, so where does she get off assigning me yet another project? 13. slang To be or become particularly excited by or enthusiastic about something, especially in, or likened to, a sexual manner. Can be considered vulgar. It seems like Kaya gets off on the power of her new corporate management role. I don't know why you get off on going to the gym every day—it just seems like a chore to me! 14. slang To have an amorous or sexual encounter with someone. Primarily heard in UK. We weren't at the party for more than 30 minutes when Jake got off with some guy he'd just met. I heard Janet got off with one of her co-workers. 15. vulgar slang To experience orgasm. 16. vulgar slang To cause one to experience orgasm. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "get" and "off." get it offSl. to achieve sexual release; to copulate. (Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion. Compare this with get it off with someone.) Harry kept saying he had to get it off or die. What's wrong with Harry? The entire crew of the yacht came ashore to get it off. get someone or something off someone or somethingand get someone or something offto remove someone or something from someone, oneself, or something. Come in and get those wet clothes off. Get him off of me! get someone off1. to get someone cleared of a criminal charge. Ted's lawyer got him off, although we all knew he was guilty. I hope someone can get her off. She is innocent no matter how it looks. 2. to get someone freed from a responsibility. (See also get off the hook.) I think I can get you off. What do I need to do to get myself off? get something off (to someone or something)and get something offto send something to someone or something. I have to get a letter off to Aunt Mary. Did you get off all your packages? get off (easy)and get off (lightly)to receive very little punishment (for doing something wrong). It was a serious crime, but Mary got off easy. Billy's punishment was very light. Considering what he did, he got off lightly. get off (with something)to receive only a light punishment for something. Let's hope John gets off with a light sentence. Max got off with only a few years in prison. get off1. to start off (on a friendship). Tom and Bill had never met before. They seemed to get off all right, though. I'm glad they got off so well. 2. to leave; to depart. What time did they get off? We have to get off early in the morning before the traffic gets heavy. 3. Go to get off (easy); get off (of) someone or something; get off (of) something; get off something; get off to something; get off with something. get off(of) someone or something and get off to get down from someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Please get off of me. I can't play piggyback anymore. Get off of the sofa! get off(of) something and get off Inf. to stop discussing the topic that one is supposed to be discussing [and start discussing something else]; to stray from the topic at hand. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) I wish you wouldn't get off the subject so much. This writer gets off of his topic all the time. get off(something) to climb down from something. Please get off the stairs. You know you shouldn't play on the stairs. I wish that the children would get off that ladder before they fall off. get off(to something) to leave for something. I've got to get off to my violin lesson. We have to get off to the hospital immediately! get off1. Dismount, leave a vehicle, as in She got off the horse right away, or Let's get off the train at the next stop. [Late 1600s] 2. Start, as on a trip; leave. For example, We got off at the crack of dawn. [Mid-1700s] 3. Fire a round of ammunition; also, send away. For example, He got off two shots, but the deer fled, or I got off that letter just in time. 4. Escape from punishment; also, obtain a lesser penalty or release for someone. For example, He apologized so profusely that he was sure to get off, or The attorney got her client off with a slap on the wrist. This sense is sometimes amplified to get off easy or get off lightly. Where there is no punishment at all, the expression is sometimes put as get off scot-free, originally meaning "be free from paying a fine or tax ( scot)," dating from the 1500s. [Mid-1600s] 5. Remove, take off, as in I can't seem to get this paint off the car. [Second half of 1600s] 6. Succeed in uttering, especially a joke. For example, Carl always manages to get off a good one before he gets serious. [Mid-1800s] 7. Have the effrontery to do or say something. For example, Where does he get off telling me what to do? [Colloquial; early 1900s] 8. Experience orgasm, as in She never did get off. [Slang; first half of 1900s] 9. Also, get off of one. Stop bothering or criticizing one, as in Get off me right now! or If you don't get off of me I'm walking out. [Slang; c. 1940] Also see get off on; off one's back. get offv. 1. To remove oneself from something that supports, carries, or holds: I got off my chair and ran down the hall. After we got off the plane, we picked up our baggage. Get off the couch! 2. To remove something from a supporting, carrying, or holding thing: Get the cat off the table! 3. To start, as on a trip; leave. It took so long to pack that we didn't get off until noon. 4. To send something; transmit something: I'll get a letter off to you next week. 5. To cause something to be emitted, as when firing a weapon: The hunter got off two shots before the deer disappeared. The archer got three arrows off before hitting the bull's-eye. 6. To escape, as from punishment or danger: They thought the judge would sentence them harshly, but somehow they got off. 7. To obtain a release or lesser penalty for someone: The attorney got her client off with just a small fine. 8. To get permission to leave one's workplace: The sales crew got off early and went out for a walk. 9. Slang To stop pressuring, pestering, or domineering someone: The boss thought the employees were lazy and didn't get off them the whole day. Get off me!—I can't work with you watching over me. 10. Slang To feel great pleasure or gratification from something: They really got off on that roller coaster ride at the amusement park. I don't really get off on photography. 11. Slang To cause someone to feel great pleasure or gratification; satisfy someone: That movie really didn't get me off. 12. Vulgar Slang To achieve orgasm. 13. Vulgar Slang To cause someone to achieve orgasm. get it off tv. to ejaculate; to achieve sexual release; to copulate. (Usually objectionable.) The entire crew of the yacht came ashore to get it off. get offverbSee get off on something |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词组固定搭配大全包含354030条英汉双解词组，基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。