词汇 | mark off |
释义 | Phr V mark off marks, marking, marked mark off sth or mark sth off to separate an area by putting something around itThe police had marked off the area where the body was found with white tape. to put a symbol next to something on a list, or to draw a line through something to show that it has been dealt withI like to make a list of all the jobs I've got to do and then mark them off as I do them.When I was a child, I used to mark off the days to my birthday on the calendar. mark off sb/sth or mark sb/sth off if a particular quality marks off someone or something, it makes that person or thing different from other people or things of a similar typeusually + fromIt's the intelligence of her insight that marks her off from other writers of this genre. mark (someone or something) off1. To put a mark of some kind by a name or thing on a list as an indication of something (e.g., completion of a task, attendance of something, etc.). Please mark off each item on the list if you see it in the warehouse. I'll mark you off when I am satisfied you've done the assignment as I requested. 2. To lower the score or grade of someone or something. The professor marked me off because I didn't show all of my work. While we really like the internal specs of the phone, we have to mark it off because of the cheap-feeling plastic they used in its body. mark someone or something offand mark someone or something outto cross off the name of someone or something. They were late, so I marked them off. I marked off the late people. Could you mark that title out? It has been discontinued. mark offv. 1. To indicate the boundary of some region: The rows of trees on either side of the property mark off our part of it. The lime marks the playing field off. 2. To make a mark or sign by the name of someone or something on some list, especially to indicate completion of a task or an intention to do a task: As I delivered each package, I marked off the name of the addressee to make sure I hadn't forgotten anyone. Well, that task is finished, so let's mark it off the list. 3. To lower someone's score or grade by some amount due to some error: My professor marked me off a grade for being late. The teacher marks off five points for each spelling error. The judges marked the dancers off for dancing over the time limit. |
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