Значення:
1) вистрілити, вибухнути, пролунати, спрацювати (про сирени, будильник)
Синоніми: to undergo detonation, to explode, to ring, to make noise
Приклади:
The more you sleep get in before the clock turns midnight, the more rested you feel no matter what time your alarm goes off. (Summer Sanders)
The best defense against the atom bomb is not to be there when it goes off. (Ronald Reagan)
The starting line of the New York Marathon is kind of like a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport. (Bill Rodgers)
Every week I have a disaster in my kitchen. The fire alarm goes off repeatedly. But it doesn’t stop me being adventurous. (Paul O’grady)
2) вимкнутися, відключитися, перестати працювати, зупинитися
Синоніми: to fail, to break down
Приклад: If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on. (Alfred Hitchcock)
3) погіршуватися, псуватися
Синонім: to deteriorate, to decay, to become spoiled, to rot
Приклад: alzheimer’s is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather’s mind go off. We must find a cure for this horrible disease. (David Hyde Pierce)
4) йти, їхати, тікати, ховатися
Синоніми: to leave
Приклад: I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself. (Felicia Day)
5) розлютитися, розсердитися
Синоніми: to get angry, to blow one’s top, to lose one’s temper, to fly into a rage
Приклад: The whole concept of ‘grounding’ children is utterly stupid – they just go off and rebel and don’t like you. (Kate Winslet)
6) розлюбити, кинути, втратити інтерес
Синоніми: to dislike, to stop caring, to quit
Приклад: i’ll go off coffee. It won’t be easy drinking my bailey’s straight, but i’ll get used to it. It’ll still be the best part of waking up. (Megan Mullally)
7) проходити, відбуватися (гаразд), відбутися
Синоніми: to take place to follow a plan or pattern
Приклад: The ascent went off very smoothly. As expected, there were some minor glitches, and the eight minutes that it took us to get to orbit, we trained months and for months, and didn’t have to use any of that preparation, other than being aware and ready. (Laurel Clark)
Перевірте себе: The gun went off accidentally, so
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