take off
1．remove 脱下
Help me to take this handle off．帮我取下这个把手。
Take your coat off and sit down．脱掉外衣坐下吧。
2．leave the ground and go up（飞机）起飞
The plane is taking off．飞机要起飞了。
3．imitate；give an amusing imitation of 模仿
Mary can take off her English teacher perfectly．玛丽模仿她的英文老师维妙维肖。
He takes that comedian off beautifully．他学那个喜剧演员学得极象。
4．reduce；subtract as a discount；deduct 减少；减去；打折扣
They took off 25 per cent discount for each．他们每一个都打七五折。
As the cover of the book was torn，the bookseller took 50p off．因为那本书的封皮已破，店主把书减价50便士。
5．remove from service or circulation；discontinue 取消班车等服务；中止
Some local trains have been taken off，as there was no demand for them．一些区间火车已被取消，因为用不着了。
The 7 a．m．express to London will be taken off next month．上午7点开往伦敦的快车下月将取消。
The play was taken off after six performances．这出戏演了6场后停演了。
6．amputate 截除
The surgeon took off his arm．外科医生截除了他的手臂。
7．lead away 带走
The child was taken off by kidnappers．那孩子被绑匪拐走了。
The guard took him off to prison．看守人员把他带到监狱去了。
8．leave hurriedly；depart 急忙离开；启程
He took off yesterday for Beijing．他昨天启程去北京了。
The sharp criticism made him take off in a fit of temper．尖锐的批评使他忿然离去。
He grabbed his bag and took off for the meeting．他抓起包就匆匆忙忙地去开会了。
9．reduce（weight）减轻（体重）
She took off three pounds last month．她上个月体重减轻了3磅。
To take off pounds，you don't have to cut down the amount of food you eat，but the number of calories．为了减轻体重，你不必减少食量，只需减少饮食中的热量就行了。
10．remove by death；kill 杀死；致死
He was taken off by cholera．他被霍乱送掉了性命。
Millions were taken off by the plague．那场瘟疫夺走了成百万人的生命。
11．have（a period of time）as a break from work or as a holiday；absent oneself from work；ask for leave 有（一段时间）的休息或休假；不去上班；度假；请假
I took a week off in March and I'm taking Easter off，too．我在3月份休息了一周，还要在复活节休假。
I was tired out，so I took the day off．我疲劳极了，所以那天我休息了一天。
I'd like to take next Monday off to visit my sister in hospital．我想下星期一请假去医院看我姐姐。
12．drink off；swallow 饮尽；吞下
He took off a bottle of beer at one draught．他一口气喝完了一瓶啤酒。