#48 초보영어..10분 투자 전치사 "off" 친해지기(11)

<미국 드라마/영화 자주 나오는 전치사 "off" 쓱~ 보기>

 

 

 

                         .."off"라는 단어는 참 흥미로운 전치사예요!..

          .. 변신 로봇처럼, 상황에 따라 다양한 의미와 뉘앙스를 포함하죠..

 

                    .."off"는 원래의 "분리"라는 의미를 갖는데..

           .. 다양한 상황과 맥락 속에서 다채로운 의미로 확장되어 사용되죠..

       .. 따라서 "off"가 포함된 문장을 이해할 때는 문맥을 주의 깊게 살피실 것..

 

<1>.. 전치사 "off"의 함축적 의미 확장..

(원래 의미)	분리, 떨어짐	Take your hands off me! (내게서 손 떼!)
		The book fell off the table. (책이 테이블에서 떨어졌다.)
		He lives off the main road. (그는 주요 도로에서 벗어난 곳에 산다.)
확장된 의미	작동 중지/중단	Please turn off the lights. (불 좀 꺼 주세요.)
		The meeting is off. (회의는 취소되었다.)
		He took a day off work. (그는 하루 휴가를 냈다.)
	부재/결석	She's off sick today. (그녀는 오늘 아파서 결근했다.)
		Is anyone off this week? (이번 주에 누가 휴가인가요?)
	떨어져 나감/감소	The price of oil has gone off . (기름값이 떨어졌다.)
		My interest in the subject wore off. (그 주제에 대한 나의 흥미가 사라졌다.)
	벗어남/빗나감	The train went off the rails. (기차가 탈선했다.)
		His answer was a bit off. (그의 대답은 약간 빗나갔다.)
	~로부터 멀리/ 떨어져	The island lies off the coast. (그 섬은 해안에서 떨어져 있다.)
	(구어체) 싫어하다, 기분이 상하다	I was really off him after that rude comment. (그 무례한 발언 이후로 그가 정말 싫어졌다.)
		He seems a bit off today. (그는 오늘 기분이 좀 안 좋아 보인다.)
	(구어체) 시작하다, 출발하다	We're off to the beach! (우리는 해변으로 출발!)

 

 

<2> 미국 드라마에 자주 나오는 "off" 구동사 5가지 

take off	(옷 등을) 벗다, (성공적으로) 시작하다	Take your jacket off. It's hot in here. 네 재킷 벗어. 여기 더워
call off	취소하다	They had to call off the meeting. 그들은 회의를 취소해야 했다.
show off	자랑하다, 과시하다	He's always showing off his new car. 그는 항상 새 차를 자랑하고 있어.
put off	미루다, 연기하다	Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 오늘 할 수 있는 일을 내일로 미루지 마라
get off	(차, 버스 등에서) 내리다, 퇴근하다	I get off work at 5 PM. 나는 오후 5시에 퇴근해.

 

<3> 미국 영화에 자주 나오는 "off" 구동사 5가지

fight off	물리치다, 격퇴하다	We need to fight off the attackers. 우리는 공격자들을 물리쳐야 해
see off	배웅하다	I'll see you off at the airport. 내가 공항에서 너를 배웅할게.
cut off	(전화, 공급 등을) 끊다, 가로막다	The phone line was cut off due to the storm. 폭풍 때문에 전화선이 끊겼어.
run off	도망치다, 달아나다	The robbers ran off with the money. 강도들은 돈을 가지고 도망쳤어
go off	(폭탄 등이) 터지다, (경보 등이) 울리다	The bomb could go off at any moment. 폭탄이 언제 터질지

 

<4>.. 퀴즈로 풀기..

1	Please ( ) your shoes before you come inside.
2	The concert was ( ) because of the rain.
3	He likes to ( ) his expensive watch.
4	Try not to ( ) your homework until the last minute.
5	What time do you ( ) work?
6	They managed to ( ) the wild dogs.
7	Can you ( ) me ( ) when I leave?
8	The electricity was ( ) during the blackout.
9	The thief ( ) down the street.
10	The alarm suddenly ( ).

 

     .. Answer..

1. take off      (신발 벗고 들어오세요.)

2. called off   (비 때문에 콘서트가 취소되었어.)

3. show off    (그는 자신의 비싼 시계를 자랑하는 것을 좋아해.)

4. put off       (숙제를 마지막 순간까지 미루지 않도록 노력해.)

5. get off       (몇 시에 퇴근하세요?)

6. fight off     (그들은 그 들개들을 물리치는 데 성공했어.)

7. see me off    (내가 떠날 때 나를 배웅해 줄 수 있니?)

8. cut off       (정전 동안 전기가 끊겼어.)

9. ran off       (도둑은 길을 따라 도망쳤어.)

10. went off  (알람이 갑자기 울렸어)

 

 

.. Today Tips.. 

       .. 위에 예문들이 간단한 문장인 이유와..

           "off"의 다양한 쓰임새 때문에..

               .. 좀 더 기억해 두시지요..          

No	구동사	구동사뜻	예문1 / 예문2
1	break off	부러지다, 중단하다	The branch broke off in the strong wind. They decided to break off the negotiations.
2	call off	취소하다	They had to call off the meeting due to the weather. Did they call off the wedding?
3	carry off	성공적으로 해내다, 납치하다	She carried off the difficult presentation with ease. The robbers carried off a large sum of money.
4	cut off	끊다, 차단하다	The electricity was cut off during the storm. He cut off his long hair.
5	drop off	내려주다, 깜빡 잠들다	I'll drop you off at the station. He dropped off in front of the TV.
6	eat off	갉아먹다, 빚을 갚다	The termites had been eating off the wooden beams. He managed to eat off a significant portion of his debt.
7	fight off	물리치다, 격퇴하다	She managed to fight off the attacker. The company is trying to fight off a hostile takeover.
8	get off	내리다, 벗다, 처벌을 피하다	We need to get off at the next stop. He got off his wet shoes.
9	go off	폭발하다, 울리다, 상하다	The bomb went off without warning. The alarm clock went off at 6 AM.
10	keep off	~에 가까이 가지 않다	Keep off the grass. hey tried to keep the reporters off.
11	knock off	일을 끝내다, (비공식) 할인하다	Let's knock off early today. They knocked off 10% for the damaged item.
12	lay off	해고하다, (일시적으로) 쉬다	The company had to lay off several workers. He decided to lay off work for a few days due to illness.
13	look off	(경계를) 늦추다	Don't look off for a moment; things can change quickly.
14	make off	도망치다	The thief made off with the jewelry.
15	pay off	빚을 갚다, 효과를 보다	He finally paid off his mortgage. Hard work pays off in the end.
16	peel off	벗겨지다, 떨어져 나가다	The paint started to peel off the wall. The sticker peeled off easily.
17	pick off	따다, 저격하다	She picked off the ripe tomatoes from the vine. The sniper picked off the enemy soldiers one by one.
18	put off	미루다, 싫어하게 만들다	They had to put off the meeting until next week. His rude behavior really puts me off.
19	run off	달아나다, 인쇄하다	The children ran off to play in the park. They need to run off a few more copies of the report.
20	see off	배웅하다	We went to the airport to see her off.
21	send off	퇴장시키다, 발송하다	The referee sent off two players for fighting. They sent off the package this morning.
22	set off	출발하다, 작동시키다	We set off early in the morning. The smoke set off the fire alarm.
23	show off	자랑하다	He likes to show off his new car.
24	sign off	방송을 마치다, 작별 인사를 하다	The news anchor signed off after the final story. It's time to sign off for the night.
25	sleep off	(과음 후) 잠을 자서 깨다	He needs to sleep off the effects of the alcohol.
26	switch off	끄다	Please switch off the lights when you leave.
27	take off	이륙하다, 벗다, (인기가) 급증하다	The plane will take off in ten minutes. He took off his jacket because it was hot.
28	tell off	야단치다	The teacher told off the students for being late.
29	try off	(새로운 것을) 시도해 보다	Why don't you try off this new restaurant?
30	ward off	막다, 피하다	He used insect repellent to ward off mosquitoes. The umbrella helped to ward off the rain.

                 

 

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