美国街头常用英语俚语(160):Off and on/ Off the

时间:2016-09-05 12:35:17

(单词翻译:单击)

  1. Off and on 断断续续
  The idea of being a writer bad come to me off and on since childhood, but it wasn't until recently that the possibility took hold.
  从孩提时代,我就断断续续地有当作家的念头,但直到最近,这一想法才有了实现的可能。
  释义:据说源于早期铁路故障。那时铁路脱轨(off the track)是常有的事,只要扳正(on the track)就行了。
  链接:
  断断续续,时断时续:
  on and off
  off again, on again
  on again, off again
 
  2. Off the hook 逃脱,溜掉,不受罚
  I'll let you off the hook this time, but don't do that again.
  这次不罚你,下次不要这样做了。
  释义:
  hook: 能把人吊死的钩子
  off the hook:从钩子上放下来,放一马。

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