1. (飞机)起飞
When an aeroplane takes off, it leaves the ground and starts flying.
We eventually took off at 11 o'clock and arrived in Venice at 1.30.
我们终于在11点起飞，1:30 到达威尼斯。
The plane will be taking off in approximately ten minutes.
飞机大约10分钟后起飞。
The special plane took off.
专机起飞了。
The accident happened as the jet was about to take off.
事故是在喷气式飞机正要起飞时发生的。
Three planes were standing on the tarmac, waiting to take off.
三架飞机停在跑道上，等候起飞。
You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters
你可以近距离观察飞机的起降。
The plane took off for LA, lost an engine as it climbed, and crashed just off the runway.
飞机起飞前往洛杉矶，在爬升过程中一台发动机熄火，刚飞离跑道就坠毁了。
Captain Shelton guided his plane down the runway and took off.
谢尔顿机长驾驶飞机沿跑道滑行起飞。
The airport ground crew tried to dissuade the pilot from taking off.
机场地勤人员试图阻止这位飞行员驾机起飞。
The plane skidded off the runway while taking off in a snow storm.
飞机在暴风雪中起飞的时候滑出了跑道。
The plane developed engine trouble soon after taking off
飞机在起飞后不久发动机就出了问题。
2.(产品、活动、事业等)腾飞，突然成功
If something such as a product, an activity, or someone's career takes off, it suddenly becomes very successful.
The economy took off.
经济腾飞。
In 1944, he met Edith Piaf, and his career took off.
1944年，他结识了伊迪思·比阿夫，从此他的事业开始腾飞。
They need to expand the number of farmers who are involved if the scheme's going to really take off.
这个方案要想真正成功，他们就需要增加参与的农场主的人数。
I think boxing will take off in a big way here.
我想拳击运动在这儿会有很大的发展。
The new delivery service has taken off in a big way.
新的递送服务迅速走红。
Soccer in the States has never taken off in a big way.
足球在美国从来就没获得过大发展。
I'm going to be rich. My business has taken off.
我会富起来的，我经营的生意变得越来越好了。
3.(突然)离开，走开，走掉
If you take off or take yourself off, you go away, often suddenly and unexpectedly.
He took off at once and headed back to the motel.
他立刻离开，回到汽车旅馆。
My work colleagues adjusted to my taking off at a moment's notice for medical emergencies.
在接到紧急医疗通知的那一刻，同事们明白了我为何突然离开。
The speedboat took off, skimming the waves.
快艇擦着波浪飞驰而去。
He took off for the city on the eight-lane superhighway.
他沿着八车道的高速公路向城市驶去。
4.脱下，脱掉(衣物)；
If you take a garment off, you remove it.
I was so tired yesterday and went straight to bed without taking off any clothes.
我昨天太累了，没脱衣服就直接上床睡觉了。
He wouldn't take his hat off.
他不肯摘下帽子。
Taking off his shoes and socks, he waded across barefoot.
他把鞋袜一扒，光着脚趟水。
She took off her glasses and rubbed them hard
她摘下眼镜使劲擦着。
She took off her spectacles.
她摘下了眼镜。
Do take off your coat, please.
请宽衣。
I saw him take off his anorak and sling it into the back seat.
我看见他把带帽防寒服脱下来扔在了后面的座位上。
It's warm here. I'm going to take off my jumper.
这里很暖和，我要把毛衣脱掉。
He took off his sweater, rolled it into a pillow and lay down on the grass
他脱下毛衣，将它卷成一个枕头，然后在草地上躺了下来。
She took off her shoes, doubtless because her feet hurt.
她脱掉了鞋子，大概是因为脚疼。
5.请假;休假;告假
If you take time off, you obtain permission not to go to work for a short period of time.
Mitchel's schedule had not permitted him to take time off.
米切尔的日程安排使他无法休假。
How many days did you take off?
你休了几天假？
I'm going to take a day off work tomorrow.
我明天要休假一天。
You have to ask for leave if you take off work due to illness.
如果你因病没去上班，你得请假。
6.把…带走;(尤指强迫某人)使同去
If you take someone off, you make them go with you to a particular place, especially when they do not want to go there.
The police stopped her and took her off to a police station...
警察拦住她，把她带到了警察局。
Martinez was taken off to jail.
马丁内斯被抓进了大牢。
7.(为逗乐)模仿，学(别人的言谈举止)
If you take someone off, you imitate them and the things that they do and say, in such a way that you make other people laugh.
Mike can take off his father to perfection.
迈克模仿爸爸时惟妙惟肖。
8.撤销，取消(服务或娱乐)
If something such as a service or entertainment is taken off, it is withdrawn so that people can no longer use it or watch it.
We would very much deplore it if a popular programme were taken off as a result of political pressure.
如果一档受人喜爱的节目因为政治压力遭停播的话，我们将非常痛心。
9.拿开，卸下，减去；撤离；撤下；划掉，画掉，拿掉；摘掉
First loosen the nuts, then take off the wheel.
先松开螺母，然后卸下车轮。
One of the mechanics took off the damaged tyre, and took it back to the station to be patched.
其中一个机修工卸下坏轮胎，把它带回维修站修补。
After three days she was taken off the ventilator.
三天之后给她摘掉了呼吸器。
Take off the price of the house, that's another hundred thousand.
减去房价，又是10万。
The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case.
主持调查此案的警员已被撤下。
My name had been taken off the list.
我的名字从名单上画掉了。
10.突然流行，风靡一时
The new delivery service has taken off in a big way.
新的递送服务迅速走红。
The idea took off like a rocket.
这种思想立即风靡一时。
10. take off the gloves 不饶恕；强硬起来；对某人不客气；不再小心翼翼
We must take off the kid gloves and smash these evil monsters once and for all.
我们不能再过于小心翼翼了，必须彻底消灭这些恶势力。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
They finally took off the gloves and made personal attacks against each other.
他们最终都强硬了起来，开始互相人身攻击了。
11. take off one's hands解除某人的
She would like the worry of dealing with her affairs taken off her hands.
她希望不再为处理自己的事务而烦恼。
After she bought the furniture, she decided it wasn't suitable, so I took it off her hands for a good price
她买了那家具后，觉得并不合适，所以我以廉价买了过来。
