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doff

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++doff /dɒf $ dɑːf, dɒːf/ verb [transitive] old-fashioned  DCCTAKE OFF CLOTHESto remove the hat you are wearing as a sign of respect 脱〔帽〕致意→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
doffLasorda doffed his cap and bowed.Ace stood silently as the Doctor doffed his hat, and gave Mortimer a cheery smile.Because it was raining the chevalier did not doff his hat as was then the custom.Its master staunchly refused to doff his hat to the director-general.Lou Rigatoni laughed and doffed his hat, which Madame Astarti thought was a fedora but wasn't sure.I doffed my cap to Goreng and his superiors.And there was a brief New Romantic period where they doffed the costumes for makeup and mascara.But Carrick has now gained an age where young lads metaphorically doff their caps and older spectators offer grudging respect.Some twenty communications men, their watch just completed, appeared on deck, doffed their shirts and began to exercise.
Origin doff (1300-1400) do off to take off ((8-17 centuries))
doff verbChinese
hat you as wearing to Corpus remove the are


doff
doff /dɒf $ dɑːf, dɒːf/ verb [transitive] old-fashioned
 Date: 1300-1400
 Origin: do off 'to take off' (8-17 centuries)
to remove the hat you are wearing as a sign of respect


doffBrE /dɒf/ 🔊NAmE /dɑːf/ 🔊, /dɔːf/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they doff BrE /dɒf/ 🔊 NAmE /dɑːf/ 🔊, /dɔːf/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it doffs BrE /dɒfs/ 🔊 NAmE /dɑːfs/ 🔊, /dɔːfs/ 🔊past simple doffed BrE /dɒft/ 🔊 NAmE /dɑːft/ 🔊, /dɔːft/ 🔊past participle doffed BrE /dɒft/ 🔊 NAmE /dɑːft/ 🔊, /dɔːft/ 🔊 -ing form doffing BrE /ˈdɒfɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdɑːfɪŋ/ 🔊, /ˈdɔːfɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (old-fashioned) to take off your hat, especially to show respect for sb/sth 脱(帽)致意
doffBrE /dɒf/ 🔊NAmE /dɑːf/ 🔊, /dɔːf/ 🔊 adjective(SAfrE, informal) stupid 笨的;愚昧无知的