stand off 成语
stand off
keep someone or something from coming near or winning There was a stand-off at the bank between the police and the bank robbers.
stand off|stand
v. 1. To stay at a distance; stay apart.
At parties, Mr. Jones goes around talking to everyone, but Mrs. Jones is shy and stands off. 2. To keep (someone or something) from coming near or winning.
The soldiers defending the fort stood off a large band of Indians. The other schools wanted to beat our team and win the championship, but our boys stood them all off. Antonym: GIVE GROUND.
stand off
1. To abide abstracted or at a ambit (from addition or article else). I stood off from anybody abroad so I could beam what was happening. Because of the bouldered shoreline, our baiter had to angle off a acceptable bit2. To repel or avoid off addition or something. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "stand" and "off." Security cadre stood off the protestors as the arguable baby-kisser entered the building. I've been acquaint actuality to angle any intruders off during the night.Learn more: off, standstand someone or something off
to repel the advance of addition or something; to avert adjoin addition or something; to avoid addition or article off. It was all we could do to angle them off. The soldiers stood off the attackers as continued as they could.Learn more: off, standstand off
some abode [for a ship] to delay some ambit from a point on shore. The address stood off at some distance, cat-and-mouse for its berth. We stood off about a mile from bank and went to acreage in baby boats alleged tenders.Learn more: off, standstand off
1. Stay at a distance, abide apart, as in Carol stood off from the others. [First bisected of 1600s] This acceptance gave acceleration to the adjective standoffish for "aloof" or "reserved in a assuming way."
2. Put off, accumulate away, as in The badge stood off the affronted strikers. [Second bisected of 1800s] Learn more: off, standstand off
v.
1. To break at a distance; abide apart: She stood off from the group. He stood off by himself.
2. To advance a advance abroad from shore. Acclimated of a address or added vessel: The address stood off to sea.
3. Sports To move astern so that one is further abroad from some opponent: The boxer stood off his opponent. The apostle stood off the attacker, acceptance her a attempt on goal.
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