go off

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. ˌgo ˈoff derived
1. to leave a place, especially in order to do sth
•She went off to get a drink.
2. to be fired; to explode
• The gun went off by accident.
• The bomb went off in a crowded street.
3. if an alarm, etc. goes off, it makes a sudden loud noise
4. if a light, the electricity, etc. goes off, it stops working
• Suddenly the lights went off.
• The heating goes off at night.
Opp: ↑go on
5. (BrE, informal)to fall asleep
•Hasn't the baby gone off yet?
6. (BrE)if food or drink goes off, it becomes bad and not fit to eat or drink
7. (BrE)to get worse in quality
•Her books have gone off in recent years.
8. to happen in a particular way
•The meeting went off well.
Main entry: ↑go_derived
 
▪ II. ˌgo ˈoff (on sb) derived
(NAmE, informal)to suddenly become angry with sb
•He just went off on her and started yelling.
Main entry: ↑go_derived

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  implode, come off, go over, fire, discharge, abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, make off
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  explode, burst, go on, come up, come on