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TAKE OFF definition: 1. If an aircraft takes off, it begins to fly. 2. to suddenly become successful: 3. to suddenly…. Learn more.
take· off ˈtāk-ˌȯf. Synonyms of takeoff. 1. a. : a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket. b. : an action of starting out. c. : a rapid rise in activity, growth, or popularity. an economic takeoff. 2. : an imitation especially in the way of caricature. 3. a.
TAKE SOMETHING OFF definition: 1. to remove something, especially clothes: 2. to spend time away from your work: 3. If an…. Learn more.
If you take someone off, you imitate them and the things that they do and say, in such a way that you make other people laugh. [ mainly British ] Mike can take off his father to perfection.
take off. phrasal verb with take verb uk / teɪk / us / teɪk / took | taken. (FLY) A2. If an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly. 起飞;飞起. The plane took off at 8.30 a.m. 飞机上午8点半起飞。 也请参见. take-off (AIRCRAFT) 更多范例. (SUCCEED) B2. to suddenly start to be successful or popular. 突然开始成功；开始走红.
take something off something. to remove an amount of money or a number of marks, points, etc. in order to reduce the total. The manager took $10 off the bill. That experience took ten years off my life (= made me feel ten years older).
to leave a place; to make someone leave a place. take somebody off something. [often passive] to remove someone from something such as a job, position, piece of equipment, etc. The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case. After three days she was taken off the ventilator. take something off something.
