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stand off

更新日期:2026-08-14

词语 stand off
释义

stand off move or keep away 离开; 远离: the women stood off at a slight distance. 那女子离得有一点距离。 ■ Nautical sail further away from the shore 【航海】渐离海岸。 stand off1. stay apart 不靠近;呆在远处. * At parties Mr. Jones goes around talking to everyone but Mrs. Jones is shy and stands off. 晚会上琼斯先生走来走去与大家交谈,可琼斯夫人却总是很腼腆地呆在一边。2. keep sb. or sth. from coming near or winning 使…不能靠近;使…不能赢 * The other schools wanted to beat our team and win the championship, but our boys stood them all off. 别的学校想击败我校球队而夺取冠军,但我校球员们把他们打得无一得逞。3. dismiss, esp. for a short time, when there is no work to do 解雇 * The management had to stand off a hundred men this week. 资方本周不得不临时解雇100个员工。 * If the slump continues, more will be stood off. 如果继续不景气的话,就会有更多的人被解雇。stand off疏远;不亲近:When that man was in distress,his friends did not stand off but all came to his rescue,this showed the preciousness of friendship.当那人遭遇不幸时,他的朋友们没有疏远他,而是都来帮助他,这显示出友谊的珍贵。

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