go off the air

IPA/ɡˌəʊ ˈɒf ðɪ ˈeə/
IPA/ɡˌoʊ ˈɔf ðɪ ˈɛɹ/

go off the air — 片語動詞

  • go off the airbase form
  • goes off the air3rd person singular
  • going off the air-ing form
  • went off the airpast simple
  • gone off the airpast participle

1. to stop being broadcast on television or radio — for example, a station ends its

1.片語動詞不及物B1
釋義

停播

電視或電台節目停止播出

to stop being broadcast on television or radio — for example, a station ends its daily schedule, a programme finishes its final episode, or transmission is interrupted unexpectedly

例句

The late-night talk show goes off the air at eleven o'clock every weeknight.

這個晚間脫口秀每晚十一點停播。

simple present for scheduled broadcast end

Beatriz was disappointed when her favourite radio station went off the air without any warning.

Beatriz 最喜歡的電台毫無預警地停播時，她非常失望。

past tense for a completed event

同義詞
  • go dark

    informal; often used for a station or network that stops broadcasting unexpectedly or permanently

  • sign off

    focuses on the host or station announcing the end of a broadcast for the day

反義詞

文法句型

go off the air

用法筆記

This phrasal verb is intransitive — you cannot say 'the station went off the air the news'. For a transitive equivalent meaning 'to stop broadcasting something', use 'take off the air' or 'pull from the air'.

常見錯誤

❌The station went off the air the football match.
✅The station took the football match off the air.
💡'go off the air' is intransitive and cannot take a direct object.