(TTS發音) stand off
1 疏遠; 不親近; 遠離
2 離岸駛行
3 暫時解雇
4 避開 （債主、攻擊者等） ; 擋開
1. stay apart不靠近；呆在遠處.
At parties Mr. Jones goes around talking to everyone but Mrs. Jones is shy and stands off. 晚會上瓊斯先生走來走去與大家交談，可瓊斯夫人卻總是很靦腆地呆在一邊。
2. keep sb. or sth. from coming near or winning使…不能靠近；使…不能贏
The other schools wanted to beat our team and win the championship，but our boys stood them all off. 別的學校想擊敗我校球隊而奪取冠軍，但我校球員們把他們打得無一得逞。
3. dismiss，esp. for a short time，when there is no work to do解雇
The management had to stand off a hundred men this week. 資方本週不得不臨時解雇100個員工。
If the slump continues，more will be stood off. 如果繼續不景氣的話，就會有更多的人被解雇。
