还记得 go 对应的短语动词 go up,go against 和 go out 的意思吗?今天再加一个短语动词 go off.
一、最常见的意思“离开”,尤指去做某事,例如:
She went off to get a drink.
她拿饮料去了。
二、意为”开火,爆炸“,例如:
Run! The bomb in the building could go off at any moment!
快跑!大楼里的炸弹随时可能爆炸!
三、意为”突然发出巨响“,通常指警报器,例如:
The silent alarm went off at the bank, we'd better check it out.
银行的无声警报响了,我们最好去看看。
四、意为”(电灯)熄灭;(电)中断;停止运行“,例如:
The power went off hours ago, what's taking them so long to get it back on?
几小时前停电了,他们怎么这么久才恢复供电?
五、意为”入睡;睡着“,是一种非正式的用法,例如:
Hasn't the baby gone off yet?
孩子还没睡着吗?
六、意为”变质,变坏“,通常指饮料或食物,例如:
Don't eat those leftovers, they're a week old and have definitely gone off.
别吃那些剩菜,它们已经放一个星期了,肯定已经变质了。
七、意为”下降“,通常指质量,例如:
That paper's really gone off since they got that new editor.
自从有了那个新编辑,那家报纸的质量真的下降了。
八、意为”(以某种方式)发生“,例如:
I think our party went off very well!
我觉得我们的聚会开得很好!
九、go off (on sb) 意为”突然生(某人)的气“,例如:
The boss just came into my office and went off on me for no apparent reason.
老板走进我的办公室,无缘无故地对我大发雷霆。
十、意为”不再喜欢某人(或某事物);失去对…的兴趣“,例如:
Jane seems to be going off Paul.
简好像不再喜欢保罗了。
I've gone off beer.
我对啤酒已不感兴趣。
十一、意为”抛弃原有伴侣等而与另外的某人相好;与某人私奔“,例如:
Did you know that Jimmy had gone off with his sister-in-law?
你知道吉米和他嫂子私奔了吗?