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

She went off on him for showing up late again. The guitarist was going off during that solo — absolutely incredible. My mom went off when she saw my report card — I'd never seen her that mad.

Going off

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의미: Expressing strong emotion loudly and passionately — can be anger (going off on someone) or impressive performance (going off at something).

强烈而激动地表达情绪——可以是愤怒（对某人发火），也可以是出色的表现（在某方面大放异彩）。

Expresar emociones fuertes de forma intensa y apasionada — puede ser enfado (echarle la bronca a alguien) o una actuación impresionante (arrasar en algo).

強い感情を激しく表現すること — 怒り（誰かにキレる）の場合も、素晴らしいパフォーマンス（何かで大活躍する）の場合もある。

강한 감정을 크고 열정적으로 표현하는 것 — 화를 내는 것(누군가에게 go off)일 수도 있고, 인상적인 퍼포먼스(무언가에서 go off)일 수도 있다.

'Going off' has two main meanings. Negative: going off ON someone means yelling at them, ranting angrily, or giving them a piece of your mind. Positive: going off AT something means performing exceptionally well — a musician going off on stage, a player going off in a game. Context makes the meaning clear.

'Going off'有两个主要含义。负面：'going off ON someone'意为对某人大吼、愤怒地发牢骚、或者给他们一顿痛骂。正面：'going off AT something'意为表现出色——音乐家在台上嗨翻全场、球员在比赛中大放异彩。语境一看便知是哪种含义。

'Going off' tiene dos significados principales. Negativo: 'going off ON someone' significa gritarle, echarle un sermón furioso o cantarle las cuarenta. Positivo: 'going off AT something' significa rendir excepcionalmente bien — un músico arrasando en el escenario, un jugador dándolo todo en un partido. El contexto deja claro el significado.

「going off」には2つの主な意味がある。ネガティブ：「going off ON someone」は誰かに怒鳴る、怒りをぶちまける、文句を言うこと。ポジティブ：「going off AT something」は抜群のパフォーマンスを見せること — ステージで最高の演奏をする、試合で大活躍するなど。文脈で意味は明確になる。

'Going off'에는 두 가지 주요 의미가 있다. 부정적: 누군가에게(ON someone) going off하면 소리를 지르거나, 분노에 차서 쏟아붓거나, 한 소리 하는 것이다. 긍정적: 무언가에서(AT something) going off하면 뛰어난 활약을 보이는 것이다 — 무대에서 대활약하는 음악가, 경기에서 폭발하는 선수 등. 문맥으로 의미가 명확해진다.

예문

She went off on him for showing up late again.
他又迟到了，她对他大发雷霆。
Le echó una bronca tremenda por llegar tarde otra vez.
彼女はまた遅刻してきた彼にめちゃくちゃキレた。
그녀는 또 늦게 온 그에게 엄청 화를 퍼부었다.
The guitarist was going off during that solo — absolutely incredible.
那个吉他手solo的时候太炸了——简直不可思议。
El guitarrista estaba arrasando durante ese solo — absolutamente increíble.
あのギタリスト、ソロの時すごかった — 本当に圧巻だった。
그 기타리스트가 솔로 연주 때 미쳤다 — 정말 대단했다.
My mom went off when she saw my report card — I'd never seen her that mad.
我妈看到我的成绩单后暴怒了——我从没见她那么生气过。
Mi madre estalló cuando vio mis notas — nunca la había visto tan enfadada.
通知表を見た母は大激怒した — あんなに怒った母を見たことがなかった。
성적표를 본 엄마가 대폭발했다 — 그렇게 화난 엄마는 처음 봤다.

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사용 가이드

맥락: anger, impressive performance, rants, sports

어조: intense, dramatic

✓ 올바른 표현

She went off on me.
She went off on me.（她对我大发雷霆。）
She went off on me. (Me echó una bronca tremenda.)
She went off on me.（彼女に激しくキレられた。）
그녀가 나한테 엄청 화를 냈어.
He went off in the fourth quarter.
He went off in the fourth quarter.（他在第四节大爆发。）
He went off in the fourth quarter. (Él lo dio todo en el último cuarto.)
He went off in the fourth quarter.（彼は第4クォーターで大爆発した。）
그는 4쿼터에서 폭발했다.

✗ 잘못된 표현

Pay attention to preposition: 'going off ON someone' = angry rant; 'going off' alone = performing well
注意介词：'going off ON someone'=愤怒地痛骂某人；单独说'going off'=表现出色。
Presta atención a la preposición: 'going off ON someone' = bronca furiosa; 'going off' solo = rendir increíblemente bien.
前置詞に注目：「going off ON someone」= 怒りをぶつける、「going off」単独 = 大活躍する。
전치사에 주의: 'going off ON someone' = 화를 퍼붓다; 'going off' 단독 = 대활약하다

기원과 역사

American slang with roots in the metaphor of an alarm or explosion 'going off' — a sudden, dramatic release of energy. The dual positive/negative meanings developed in parallel through hip-hop and sports culture.

문화적 배경

Era: Late 20th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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