knock off
短语敲掉, 击倒 [经] 成交, 停工, 中断
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词形变化
释义与例句
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1.
Nonstandard form of knockoff.
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To halt one's work or other activity.
及物/不及物 俚语I think I'll knock off for the evening and go to bed.
1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries As a matter of fact, I'm only waiting for my mate to knock off for breakfast.
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2.
To kill.
俚语 及物The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies.
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To kill.
To defeat.
俚语 及物 体育 引申义The Hammers knocked off Arsenal on the strength of a 78th-minute tally from Jarrod Bowen.
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To remove, as a discount or estimate.
及物They agreed to knock off 20% of the price.
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To rob.
俚语 及物They decided to knock off a liquor store downtown.
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To make a copy of, as of a design.
及物They send people to the shows in Milan for "ideas", which means knocking off the designs they guess would sell.
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To assign (an item) to a bidder at an auction, indicated by knocking on the counter.
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To have sex with (a woman).
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To accomplish hastily.
非正式 及物I knocked off a couple of quick sketches before the design meeting.
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10.
To remove (something or someone) by hitting.
He was knocked off his bike.
词汇关系
词源
In the verb sense of stopping work, said to be from the practice aboard slave galleys to have a man beat time for the rowers by knocking on a block or drum; when he stopped, the rowers could rest.
来源：wiktionary