单词 | stand off |
释义 | stand off 1.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。 |
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