词组 | lift off |
释义 | Phr V lift off lifts, lifting, lifted lift off if a spacecraft or aircraft lifts off, it leaves the groundThe space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to lift off next Thursday. lift-off noun singular the moment when a spacecraft leaves the groundTwenty seconds to lift-off. lift off if a space vehicle or plane lifts off, it leaves the ground in order to start a journey: The space shuttle and its six astronauts will lift off on Sunday at 6.30 am. The plane lifted off and began to climb steeply.■ SIMILAR TO: take offlift-off n C,U when a space vehicle leaves the ground in order to travel into space: Ten minutes to lift-off. They decided they would attempt a lift-off, in spite of the bad weather. lift off1. To pick someone or something up off a person or surface. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lift" and "off." Please help me lift this box off the table. The two security guards lifted the guy right off his seat and threw him out the door. 2. Of an aircraft, to achieve or begin flight. The helicopter lifted off, blowing a huge billowing dust cloud into the crowd of spectators. lift something off (of) someone or somethingand lift something offto raise something and uncover or release someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Lift the beam off of him and see if he is still breathing. Please lift off the heavy lid. lift off[for a plane or rocket] to move upward, leaving the ground. The rocket lifted off exactly on time. lift offBegin flight, as in The spacecraft was due to lift off at ten o'clock. The off in this idiom means "off the ground." [Late 1800s] lift offv. 1. To pick something up from some surface: I lifted the lid off the pan to let the heat escape. I unfastened the tarp and lifted it off from the tent. 2. To leave the ground and begin flight: The spacecraft will lift off at noon. |
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