Tra từ go off - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

go off phrasal verb [ goes off going off went off gone off gone off ]

STOP WORKING

1. <E > If a light or a machine goes off, it stops working
• The lights went off in several villages because of the storm.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Not functioning ↑Not pleasant to eat or drink

• The damage to the fuse box caused the power to go off.
• The light goes off when the batteries are flat.
• The match had to be abandoned when the floodlights went off.
• The electricity will be going off for ten minutes while the workmen test the circuit.
• It's getting cold. The heater must have gone off.

EXPLODE

2. <I > If a bomb goes off, it explodes
• The bomb went off at midday.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Exploding and erupting
3. If a gun goes off, it fires
• His gun went off accidentally.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Guns ↑Detonation and bombardment

• The firework went off in his face.
• They could hear the sound of bombs going off in the background.
• The explosives went off without warning.
• We must clear the area before the bomb goes off.
• Do not move until you hear the starting pistol go off.

FOOD

4. <A > UK If food or drink goes off, it is not good to eat or drink any more because it is too old
• This bacon smells a bit funny - do you think it's gone off?
See also off
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Decaying and staying fresh

• Put the milk back in the fridge or else it will go off.
• That meat looks like it's gone off.
• Cream will go off very quickly if it is not kept in the fridge.
• Preservatives are added to prevent food from going off so quickly.
• Food which is not stored correctly goes off more quickly.

NOISE

5. <A > If a warning device goes off, it starts to ring loudly or make a loud noise
• The alarm should go off automatically as soon as smoke is detected.
• Didn't you hear your alarm clock going off this morning?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Sounds made by objects, movement or impact

• They could hear the fireworks going off in the distance.
• His car alarm is always going off by mistake.
• I got a real shock when the fire alarm went off.
• Take the chicken out of the oven when the timer goes off.
• A buzzer goes off if the door has been left open.

LEAVE
6. to leave a place and go somewhere else
• She's gone off to the pub with Tony

HAPPEN
7. to happen in a particular way
• The protest march went off peacefully.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Occurring and happening

BECOME WORSE
8. UK to become worse in quality
• That paper's really gone off since they got that new editor.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Deteriorating and making worse
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