off-duty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ˌoff-ˈduty adjective BEif someone such as a policeman, nurse, or soldier is off-duty, they are not working 不在值班的，不当班的 an off-duty guard 不当班的警卫 I shall be off-duty on Thursday. 星期四我不上班。

Examples from the Corpus

off-duty• One result of devolving off-duty allocation to ward level may be arrangements which take too much account of staff interests.• Officers working off-duty are required to respond to crimes that occur at their job.• A jobless actor was annoying an off-duty bouncer, announcing loudly that he was due for a break.• The blaze was spotted by an off-duty fire-fighter.• He would have six off-duty hours, to use as he pleased.• Friends called Jensen an enthusiastic officer who supported youth sports in his off-duty hours.• Sorry, I'm off-duty now.• And even when he's off-duty, O'Neill happily embraces the aura of a man most would consider a burden.• They followed the raider then the off-duty policeman leaped out of the car and grabbed him.

ˌoff-ˈduty adjectiveChineseSyllable

policeman, or nurse, a is as soldier Corpus such if someone

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