He slices off a thick piece from the loaf.

The singer was led off the stage by the maestro.

那歌唱家被乐队指挥从舞台上引走.

He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife.

他用刀把树皮从树上砍下.

I rounded off the corners with sandpaper.

我用砂纸把棱角打磨光滑.

Responsibilities are not sloughed off so easily.

责任不是那么容易推卸的.

Flicked the lint off the coat.

把大衣上的棉绒弹掉.

Why haven't you got my letter? I sent it off last week.

你为什么还没有收到我的信? 我上星期就寄出去了.

Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off.

省点口舌吧, 老板不会给你一天假的.

He asked his father for the car, but his father said right off that he couldn't have it.

他向父亲借这辆汽车, 但是他父亲直截了当地拒绝了.

He's always slagging his brother off.

他老损他的弟弟.

The kitchen's off the dining room.

厨房通向餐厅.

The child snuggled into its mother's arms.

孩子偎依在母亲怀里.

The earth revolves both round the sun and on its own axis.

地球既公转又自转.

The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture.

这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了.

The liquor began to show its effect.

酒性开始发作.

The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.

尼罗河在河口分岔,形成了一个三角洲.

The war swallowed up many young men into its maw.

战争把许多青年男子吞进了它的无底洞.

The bird fluffed its feathers.

鸟啄它的羽毛使之松散.

Every profession produces its own topmost master.

行行出状元.

The business folded up despite its brave start.

生意虽然开始时很成功,但终于失败了.

The society was not even in funds to pay its out of pocket disbursements.

该社团甚至没有经费应付日常开支.