English Dictionary

look off

動詞

慣用表現 他動詞

(transitive, idiomatic) To put off by one's facial expression / (transitive, idiomatic, American football) To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.

日本語の意味

顔の表情で相手に興味を失わせる、あるいは嫌悪感を抱かせる / （アメリカンフットボールなどで）目立たないようにし、本当の狙いから注意や視線をそらすことによって誤誘導する

The barista's inscrutable glare tends to look off new customers, so the owner encouraged him to smile more.

そのバリスタの無表情なにらみつけは新規客を遠ざけがちだったので、店主はもっと笑うように勧めた。

意味（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) To put off by one's facial expression

She can look a man on or look him off, either way. I wouldn't have thought any woman could look him off, I'd think she'd need a hatpin or a red-hot poker

意味（2）

(transitive, idiomatic, American football) To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.

I went back to pass, tried to look off the safety, turned and fired it out to Jack. It didn't work. The safety closed on the ball and knocked it down.

looks off （ present singular third-person ）

looking off （ participle present ）

looked off （ participle past ）

looked off （ past ）