【knockoff】getoffwork和knockoff是不是都是表示下班的意思,有什么区别呢...

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【答案】 好问题!对,Get off work 是正式英语,略有下班之意.
　　Knock off 是俚语,作为俚语,knock off 有几个不同意思：
　　1.下班,休息,或停止.如：Let’s knock off work at noon.
　　2.完成,做完,草草了事：That author knocked off a book a year early.
　　3.除掉,减少：She is overweight; she needs to knock off 12 pounds in a month.
　　4.劫持：The robber knocked off a bank in this neighborhood.
　　5.复制或模仿：This phone is a knock-off of Apple’s iPhone.