We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles off.
With the exams now only a week off,I had to study hard.
A little way off, toweringover their heads, they saw a tree which had certainly not been there before.
老师请问下这类off如何理解?
【1】We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles off.
参考译文:在大约2英里处的地方,大家能看见设得兰群岛悬崖。
解答:以上副词“off”表示“空间上的距离”
Florida was a long way off.佛罗里达离这儿非常远。
【2】With the exams now only a week off, I had to study hard.
参考译文:因为考试离目前只剩下1周的时间了,我不能不/需要好好学习。
解答:以上副词“off”指时间上的“距离”
An end to the crisis seems a long way off这场危机看来远没有结束。
The required technology is probably still two years off 所需技术可能还要两年才能开发出来。