1.拿走, 搬走; 抓走, 奪走Carry the empty bottles off, please. 請把那些空瓶子拿走。We saw the thief being carried off by the police. 我們看見那個小偷被警察抓走了。
2.致...死亡Cholera carried him off that year. 那年霍亂使他喪命。
3.贏得, 獲得(獎章等)John carried off all the prizes in the contest. 約翰獲得了比賽的全部獎品。
4.成功(或輕易)地處理It was a daring attempt but he carried it off. 這是個大膽的嘗試, 不過他不費力地對付過去了。He carried the speech off well despite feeling very nervous. 儘管他感到非常緊張, 但總算把演講順利地講完了。
5.使可被接受, 使過得去The child's readiness to help carried off his naughtiness. 這個孩子樂於助人, 因而人們不覺得他頑皮討厭了。
離開一條路而走上另一條路Is this where we turn off/where the road turns off for Hull? 這兒就是我們要轉往赫爾市方向的路嗎?He turned off when he ought to have gone straight on. 他本應一直朝前走, 卻拐了彎。