off 的理解

We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles off.

With the exams now only a week off, I had to study hard.

A little way off, towering over their heads, they saw a tree which had certainly not been there before.

老师请问下这些off怎么理解？

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陈才 - 英语教师 2021-11-12 09:50

擅长：中考英语,词法问题

【1】We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles off.

参考译文：在大约2英里处的地方，我们能看见设得兰群岛悬崖。

解答：以上副词“off”表示“空间上的距离”

Florida was a long way off.佛罗里达离这儿很远。

【2】With the exams now only a week off, I had to study hard.

参考译文：由于考试离现在只剩下1周的时间了，我不得不/必须努力学习。

解答：以上副词“off”指时间上的“距离”

An end to the crisis seems a long way off这场危机看来远未结束。

The required technology is probably still two years off 所需技术可能还要两年才能开发出来。