off
US: /ˈɔf/
UK: /ˈɒf/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
off /ɔ:f/- phó từ
- tắt
- is the lamp off?: đèn đã tắt chưa?
- đi, đi rồi
- they are off: họ đã đi rồi
- off with you: đi đi, cút đi
- ra khỏi, đứt, rời
- to cut something off: cắt cái gì rời hẳn ra
- one of the wheels flew off: một bánh xe long hẳn ra
- to take one's clothes off: cởi quần áo ra
- xa cách
- the town is ten kilometers off: thành phố cách đây 10 kilômét
- Tet is not far off: sắp đến tết rồi
- hẳn, hết
- to finish off a piece of work: làm xong hẳn một công việc
- to pay off one's debts: trả hết nợ
- thôi
- to declare off somebody's service: tuyên bố thôi không cần sự giúp đỡ của ai
- to leave off work: nghỉ việc
- nổi bật
- the picture is set off by the frame: cái khung làm nổi bật bức tranh
- to show off: khoe mẽ
- to be badly off
- nghèo
- to be well off
- to be comfortably off
- phong lưu, sung túc
- off and on
- lúc lúc, chốc chốc, chập chờn lúc có lúc không
- it rained off and on: trời chốc chốc lại mưa
- right off
- (xem) right
- straight off
- (xem) straight
- to be comfortably off
- giới từ
- khỏi, cách, rời
- the cover has come off the book: cái bìa tuột khỏi quyển sách
- to drive the enemy off the seas: đuổi quân thù ra khỏi mặt biển
- the island is off the coast: đảo cách xa bờ
- to take a matter off somoene's hands: đỡ một việc cho ai
- a street off Hue street: một phố khỏi phố Huế
- to be off colour
- (xem) colour
- to be off duty
- (xem) duty
- to be off liquor
- nhịn rượu, bỏ rượu
- to be off the mark
- trượt, không trúng; (nghĩa bóng) lạc đề
- off the map
- (xem) map
- to be off one's feed
- (xem) feed
- to be off one's games
- (xem) game
- to be off one's head
- (xem) head
- to be off the point
- (xem) point
- to be off smoking
- nhịn thuốc lá, bỏ thuốc lá
- to play off 5
- chơi chấp năm
- khỏi, cách, rời
- tính từ
- phải, bên phải (xe, ngựa)
- to mount a horse on the off side: lên ngựa bên phải
- xa, cách, ngoài, bên kia
- to be on the off side of the wall: ở phía bên kia tường
- mặt sau, mặt trái tờ giấy
- mỏng manh
- an off chance: cơ hội mỏng manh
- ôi, ươn
- the meat is a bit off: thịt hơi ôi
- ốm, mệt
- he is rather off today: hôm nay anh ta hơi mệt
- nhàn rỗi, nghỉ, vãn
- an off season: mùa đã vãn
- an off day: ngày nghỉ
- off time: thời gian nhàn rỗi
- phụ, nhỏ, hẻm
- an off streets: phố hẻm
- an off issue: vấn đề phụ
- phải, bên phải (xe, ngựa)
- tắt
- danh từ
- (thể dục,thể thao) cú đánh về bên phải (crikê)
- (thể dục,thể thao) cú đánh về bên phải (crikê)
- ngoại động từ
- (thông tục) tỏ ý bỏ, tỏ ý thôi (cuộc đàm phán, sự thoả thuận, công cuộc)
- rút lui thôi không đàm phán với (ai), rút lui lời cam kết với ai
- thán từ
- cút đi! Xéo
Advanced English dictionary
adverb, preposition, adjective, noun+ adverb
Help Note: For the special uses of off in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example come off is in the phrasal verb section at come.
1 away from a place; at a distance in space or time: I called him but he ran off. + Sarah's off in India somewhere. + I must be off soon (= leave). + Off you go! + Summer's not far off now. + A solution is still some way off.
2 used to say that sth has been removed: He's had his beard shaved off. + Take your coat off. + Don't leave the toothpaste with the top off.
3 starting a race: They're off (= the race has begun).
4 no longer going to happen; cancelled: The wedding is off.
5 not connected or functioning: The water is off. + Make sure the TV is off.
6 (especially BrE) (of an item on a menu) no longer available or being served: Sorry, the duck is off.
7 away from work or duty: She's off today. + I've got three days off next week. + How many days did you take off? + I need some time off.
8 taken from the price: shoes with £4 off + All shirts have / are 10% off.
9 behind or at the sides of the stage in a theatre
Synonym: OFFSTAGE
Idioms
be better off to have more money: Families will be better off under the new law. + Her promotion means she's $100 a week better off.
be better off (doing sth) used to say that sb is/would be happier or more satisfied if they were in a particular position or took a particular action: She's better off without him. + The weather was so bad we'd have been better off staying at home.
be off for sth (informal) to have a particular amount of sth: How are we off for coffee (= how much have we got)?
See also -
off and on / on and off from time to time; now and again: It rained on and off all day.
+ preposition
Help Note: For the special uses of off in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example take sth off sth is in the phrasal verb section at take.
1 down or away from a place or at a distance in space or time: I fell off the ladder. + Keep off the grass! + an island off the coast of Spain + They were still 100 metres off the summit. + Scientists are still a long way off finding a cure. + We're getting right off the subject.
2 leading away from sth, for example a road or room: We live off Main Street. + There's a bathroom off the main bedroom.
3 used to say that sth has been removed: You need to take the top off the bottle first! + I want about an inch off the back of my hair.
4 away from work or duty: He's had ten days off school.
5 away from a price: They knocked £400 off the car.
6 (off of) (non-standard or AmE, informal) off; from: I got it off of my brother.
7 not wanting or liking sth that you usually eat or use: I'm off (= not drinking) alcohol for a week. + He's finally off drugs (= he no longer takes them).
+ adjective [not before noun]
1 (of food) no longer fresh enough to eat or drink: This fish has gone off. + The milk smells off. + It's off.
2 ~ (with sb) (informal, especially BrE) not polite or friendly: He was a bit off with me this morning.
3 (informal, especially BrE) not acceptable: It's a bit off expecting us to work on Sunday.
+ noun [sing.] (the off) the start of a race: They're ready for the off.
Thesaurus dictionary
adv.
1 away, out, elsewhere:
His secretary said that he'd gone off for the weekend.
2 distant, away, afar, far-off:
The U-boat was a mile off. Christmas is only a month off.
adj.
3 incorrect, wrong, inaccurate, in error, mistaken, misguided, misled, off the mark:
I'm afraid you're off on the question of the best way to approach him
4 mad, insane, crazy, eccentric, touched (in the head), Colloq dotty, dippy, nutty, potty:
Underwood's aunt is slightly off.
5 remote, distant, improbable, unlikely:
He went to the station on the off chance that she would be on the midday train
6 off work, at leisure, idle, free, open; on holiday:
Can you get the day off tomorrow to go on a picnic with me?
7 sour, mouldy, bad, rotten, rancid, turned, high:
The cream smells a bit off.
8 bad, unpropitious, disappointing, unsatisfactory, disheartening, displeasing, slack, slow, substandard, below par, below average, quiet:
It has been an off year for the local football team.
9 cancelled, postponed:
The meeting is off till next week.
10 situated, fixed, supplied:
Is he really that well off? She was much worse off when they were married.
Concise dictionary
offerɔf /ɒfverb
+kill intentionally and with premeditation
adj.
+not in operation or operational
+below a satisfactory level
+(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
+in an unpalatable state
+not performing or scheduled for duties
adv.
+from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
+at a distance in space or time
+no longer on or in contact or attached
