She scraped the paint off the old wooden fence.

她把旧木栅栏上的油漆刮掉。

I can't abide that, people being well off and throwing their money about.

我无法容忍人们日子一好过就铺张浪费。

After the patient received acupuncture treatment,his spasms eased off somewhat.

病人接受针刺治疗,稍微减轻了。

Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off.

名誉如江河,源头最狭窄,远处最宽阔。

This area has been marked off for athletic practice.

这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。

It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off.

眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉, 心里真不好受。

They equipped themselves with a pair of sharp axes and set off for the forest.

他们带上两把利斧便朝森林走去。

Royal Ballerina was touched off by Intrepidity in the English Oaks.

在英国欧克斯马赛中无畏马险皇家芭蕾舞女马。

The advertised price was 168 dollars, but the shopkeeper knocked off the odd shillings.

广告价格是168美元, 但是店主减去了零头。

The antiquarian tried to palm the painting off as a real Renoir.

古董商试图用那幅画冒充雷诺阿的原作出售。

These trees will shield off arid winds and protect the fields.

这些树能挡住旱风, 保护农田。

Attendance at Professor Smith’s lecture fell off sharply that evening.

那晚去听史密斯教授讲演的人显著减少了。

Aha, so both Karen and Steve had the day off work yesterday? The plot thickens!

啊哈，卡伦和史蒂夫昨天都没上班？来复杂了！

I thought it was a bit off, not even answering my letter!

我觉得这有点过分，居然连我的信也不回！

He drowsed off,but then woke up abruptly,as though someone had called his name.

他打了个盹,但突然又醒了,好像是有人在喊他的名字。

It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.

人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧。

The trouble was sparked off by an apparently harmless phrase.

这场麻烦是由一句明显无恶意的话引起的。

He frightened off his attacker by calling for the police.

她呼叫警察把袭击者吓走了。

A squad of our troops held off six attacks of a numerically superior enemy.

我们部队的一个班打退了在人数上占优势的敌人的6次进攻。

He was carried off the field with slight concussion.

他因轻微脑震荡给抬离了现场。