第5个回答 2011-11-28
take off
1．remove 脱下
*Help me to take this handle off．帮我取下这个把手。
*Take your coat off and sit down．脱掉外衣坐下吧。
2．leave the ground and go up（飞机）起飞
*The plane is taking off．飞机要起飞了。
3．imitate；give an amusing imitation of 模仿
*Mary can take off her English teacher perfectly．玛丽模仿她的英文老师维妙维肖。
*He takes that comedian off beautifully．他学那个喜剧演员学得极象。
4．reduce；subtract as a discount；deduct 减少；减去；打折扣
*They took off 25 per cent discount for each．他们每一个都打七五折。
*As the cover of the book was torn，the bookseller took 50p off．因为那本书的封皮已破，店主把书减价50便士。
5．remove from service or circulation；discontinue 取消班车等服务；中止
*Some local trains have been taken off，as there was no demand for them．一些区间火车已被取消，因为用不着了。
*The 7 a．m．express to London will be taken off next month．上午7点开往伦敦的快车下月将取消。
*The play was taken off after six performances．这出戏演了6场后停演了。
6．amputate 截除
*The surgeon took off his arm．外科医生截除了他的手臂。
7．lead away 带走
*The child was taken off by kidnappers．那孩子被绑匪拐走了。
*The guard took him off to prison．看守人员把他带到监狱去了。
8．leave hurriedly；depart 急忙离开；启程
*He took off yesterday for Beijing．他昨天启程去北京了。
*The sharp criticism made him take off in a fit of temper．尖锐的批评使他忿然离去。
*He grabbed his bag and took off for the meeting．他抓起包就匆匆忙忙地去开会了。
9．reduce（weight）减轻（体重）
*She took off three pounds last month．她上个月体重减轻了3磅。
*To take off pounds，you don't have to cut down the amount of food you eat，but the number of calories．为了减轻体重，你不必减少食量，只需减少饮食中的热量就行了。
10．remove by death；kill 杀死；致死
*He was taken off by cholera．他被霍乱送掉了性命。
*Millions were taken off by the plague．那场瘟疫夺走了成百万人的生命。
11．have（a period of time）as a break from work or as a holiday；absent oneself from work；ask for leave 有（一段时间）的休息或休假；不去上班；度假；请假
I took a week off in March and I'm taking Easter off，too．我在3月份休息了一周，还要在复活节休假。
*I was tired out，so I took the day off．我疲劳极了，所以那天我休息了一天。
*I'd like to take next Monday off to visit my sister in hospital．我想下星期一请假去医院看我姐姐。
12．drink off；swallow 饮尽；吞下
*He took off a bottle of beer at one draught．他一口气喝完了一瓶啤酒。