| 短语 | knock off |
| 释义 | knock off informal1. STOP WORK 停止工作, knock off (sth) to stop working and go somewhere else停止（工作）; 下班:•There was no one in the office because they'd all knocked off for lunch.办公室里没人，因为他们都停下工作吃午饭去了。•Do you want to knock off early today?今天你想早些下班吗？•We usually knock off work at about twelve on Saturday.星期六我们一般十二点左右下班。2. REDUCE A PRICE 减价, knock sth ↔ off to reduce the price of something by a particular amount〔从价钱中〕减去〔一定数额〕:•I'll knock off ￡10.我愿意降 10 英镑。knock sth off sth•Travel agents are knocking ￡50 and sometimes ￡100 off the price of holidays.旅行代理人会把度假报价降 50 英镑，有时 100 英镑。3. REDUCE AMOUNT 减少数量, knock sth ↔ off to reduce a total by a particular amount〔从总量中〕去掉，减少〔一定数量〕:knock sth off sth•Moving house will knock an hour off Ray's journey to work.搬家将使雷的上班路程缩短一小时。4. PRODUCE 制作, knock sth ↔ off to produce something quickly and easily〔快速轻松地〕做出某物，做完某事:•Roland makes a lot of money knocking off copies of famous paintings.罗伦靠快速仿制名画赚大钱。5. MURDER 谋杀, knock sb ↔ off to murder someone杀害某人6. STEAL 偷窃, knock sth ↔ off BrEto steal something偷某物，偷窃某物 knock off informal stop work 〈非正式〉停止工作, 收工。 ˌknock ˈoff|ˌknock ˈoff sth(informal)to stop doing sth, especially work停止某事；中断某事；（尤指）下班，收工Do you want to knock off early today?你今天想早点歇工吗？What time do you knock off work?你什么时候下班？Let's knock off for lunch.咱们收工吃午饭吧。knock off1. stop; leave work 中止（工作）；停工 * Let's knock off early today and go to see a ball game. 我们今天早点下班去看球赛。 * We start work at eight and knock off at twelve. 我们8点开始工作, 12点收工。 * What time do you knock off on Fridays? 你们星期五什么时候下班？2. deduct 除去；扣去；减去 * He knocked off ten percent from the price. 他杀价10％。 * When he received his money he found that five pounds had been knocked off for expenses incurred. 当他收到钱时，他发现由于各种开支扣除了5镑。3. compose (a poem, an article, a novel, etc.) rapidly and in a short time 很快就写出（诗、文章、小说等） * He sat down and knocked off an article for the local paper in an hour. 他坐下来在一小时内很快就给当地报纸写了一篇文章。 * She knocked that article off in no time at all. 那篇文章她一挥而就。 * The boy knocked off his homework in 15 minutes and ran out to play tennis. 这孩子在15分钟内匆匆写完作业就跑出去打网球了。4. steal from; commit robbery at 偷窃；抢劫 * They knocked off a bank. 他们抢了一家银行。 * The boy knocked off a necklace when the shop assistant wasn't looking. 那个男孩在店员不注意时，偷了一条金项链。5. eat up quickly 吃得快 * He knocked off two chops and a plateful of vegetables in about ten minutes and then asked for more. 他在10分钟内就吃完两块排骨和一碟蔬菜，然后又要加菜。6. obtain 获得 * He knocked off a Nobel prize. 他获得了诺贝尔奖金。7. take into custody; arrest 拘留；逮捕 * He was knocked off by the police. 他被警察拘捕了。8. murder 谋杀 * The gangsters knocked off Herman. 歹徒谋害了海尔曼。 * They say that the policeman got knocked off because he saw the raiders'faces. 他们说那个警察被杀死了，因为他看见了强盗的面孔。 |
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