English Dictionary

stand off

動詞

アメリカ英語 古風

To stand some distance apart from something or someone. / (US) To prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture. / (nautical, dated) To move away from shore.

日本語の意味

（対象から）一定の距離を置いて立つ、離れている状態を保つ / （攻撃に備えて）攻撃体勢を取ることによって、侵入者が近づくのを防ぐ / （航海や古風な表現で）岸から離れる、沖へ出る

The ranger told the hikers to stand off from the fragile plants to avoid damaging them.

レンジャーは、壊れやすい植物を傷つけないように、ハイカーにその植物から少し離れて立つように伝えた。

意味（1）

To stand some distance apart from something or someone.

He stood off from the fire, for fear of getting scorched.

意味（2）

(US) To prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture.

We took hold of anything that might serve as a weapon to stand off the menacing group of young men.

意味（3）

(nautical, dated) To move away from shore.

Here were ſome marks of the ſavages along the ſhore ; for the ſhip ſtood off and on a good way down ; but no drift-wood, beaſts or fiſh were found, nor any thing uſeful except a few fowls, one of which they shot.

stands off （ present singular third-person ）

standing off （ participle present ）

stood off （ participle past ）

stood off （ past ）