1. take by force 搶走;拐走
Thieves carried off the farmer's sheep during the night. 小偷在夜裡劫走了那個農民的羊。
The gerrillas broke into the armoury,and carried off 22 rifles. 遊擊隊衝進了武器庫,奪走了22支步槍。
2. perform;execute 進行;扮演
The piano piece is difficult to carry off. 這首鋼琴曲不容易演奏。
3. win;succeed in winning 贏;獲得
He was a great success at school,and carried off all the prizes. 他在學校成績突出,各種獎品都讓他拿到了。
His horse carried off the first prize at the race. 他的馬在比賽中獲得頭獎。
I think he will manage to carry off the honours. 我認為他能爭取到這種榮譽。
4. kill;cause the death of 殺害;造成…的死亡
She was carried off by a heart attack. 她因心髒病突發而死。
5. deal with successfull or easily成功地應付;巧妙地對付
It was an embarrassing situation,but they carried it off well. 這是一個尷尬的場面,但是他們成功地應付過去了。
I think she carried it off well,considering her age. 按她的年齡,我覺得她應付得很不錯了。