| 词汇 | 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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