How do you use "Knock off" in a sentence?

What time do you knock off? Knocked off at five. Ready to knock off. Let's knock off early.

Knock off

Q: What does "Knock off" mean?

To finish work for the day (British) British slang for finishing work or stopping what you're doing. Also means imitation goods.

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意味: To finish work for the day (British)

下班（英式用语）

Terminar el trabajo del día (británico)

仕事を終える（イギリス英語）

하루 일과를 마치다 (영국 영어)

British slang for finishing work or stopping what you're doing. Also means imitation goods.

英式俚语，指结束工作或停止做的事。也指仿冒品。

Jerga británica para terminar el trabajo o dejar de hacer algo. También significa productos de imitación.

仕事を終えることを表すイギリスのスラング。偽物商品の意味もある。

일을 끝내거나 하던 일을 멈추다라는 뜻의 영국 속어. 모조품이라는 뜻도 있음.

例文

What time do you knock off?
你几点下班？
¿A qué hora sales del trabajo?
何時に仕事終わる？
몇 시에 퇴근해?
Knocked off at five.
五点下班了
Salí a las cinco
5時に仕事を終えた
5시에 퇴근했어
Ready to knock off.
准备下班了
Listo para salir del trabajo
仕事を終える準備ができた
퇴근할 준비가 됐어
Let's knock off early.
我们早点下班吧
Salgamos antes
早めに仕事を切り上げよう
일찍 퇴근하자

発音

/nɒk ɒf/

使い方ガイド

場面: work, finishing, end of day

トーン: casual, relieved

✓ 正しい言い方

Knock off.
下班。
Salir del trabajo.
仕事を終える。
퇴근하다.
What time do you knock off?
你几点下班？
¿A qué hora sales del trabajo?
何時に仕事終わるの？
몇 시에 퇴근해?
Knocked off early.
提前下班了。
Salí pronto del trabajo.
早上がりした。
일찍 퇴근했어.

✗ 間違った言い方

Also means counterfeit goods
也指假货
También significa productos falsificados
偽物商品の意味もある
모조품이라는 뜻도 있음
Context determines meaning
语境决定意思
El contexto determina el significado
文脈で意味が決まる
문맥에 따라 의미가 결정됨

よくある間違い

Knock off work = finish for day
Knock-off goods = counterfeits

起源と歴史

From knocking a tool to signal end of work. Working-class origins.

語源: From knocking tool to signal work end

初出: British slang from 19th century

文化的背景

Era: 19th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Working-class origins

Pop culture: British working culture; Factory/trade origins

Regional notes: British working-class origin. Americans understand but use less.

バリエーション

Knock offKnocked offKnock-off time

このトピックの他の表現

Sacked ★★★★★ Fired from a job (British) Made redundant ★★★★★ Laid off because the job is no longer needed (British) Nine-to-five ★★★★★ A regular office job with standard hours Rat race ★★★★★ The competitive struggle of modern working life Sort out ★★★★★ To organize, fix, or deal with something (British) Clock in/out ★★★★★ To record arrival/departure at work