knockoff
/ˈnɒk.ɒf/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnɑːk.ɑːf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnäk-ˌȯf/ (ame, mw)
knockoff — 名詞
- knockoffsingular
- knockoffsplural
1. a cheaper or lower-quality version of a well-known product, usually made to look
仿冒品
便宜、低品質的名牌仿製品
a cheaper or lower-quality version of a well-known product, usually made to look almost identical to the original and often sold without the maker's permission.
Kemi bought a knockoff of a designer handbag from a stall in the night market.
Kemi 在夜市的攤位上買了一個名牌包的仿冒品。
a knockoff of [original product]
These watches are knockoffs; real Swiss ones cost about ten times more.
這些手錶都是仿冒品；真正的瑞士錶大約貴上十倍。
predicative: these X are knockoffs
Customs officers seized hundreds of knockoffs at the port last week.
海關人員上週在港口查扣了好幾百件仿冒品。
Bilal says he can spot a knockoff sneaker just by looking at the stitching.
Bilal 說他光看車線就能認出仿冒的球鞋。
The phone looked real, but the slow screen and odd logo told Dewi it was a knockoff.
那支手機看起來很像真的，但螢幕反應慢、商標也怪怪的，Dewi 因此判斷它是仿冒品。
- fake
broader; covers any imitation, not just consumer goods
- counterfeit
more formal/legal; emphasises the copy is illegal
- imitation
neutral; can be honest (a 'leather imitation') or deceptive
- replica
often neutral or positive; an open copy, not pretending to be the original
- original
the genuine first version
- genuine article
informal: the real one
文法句型
a knockoff of [brand/product]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a branded consumer product (bags, watches, sneakers, phones, perfume). Often implies the copy is unauthorised, not just cheaper.
常見錯誤
knockoff — 形容詞
- knockoffpositive
- more knockoffcomparative
- most knockoffsuperlative
1. used before a product name to say the item is a cheaper, lower-quality copy of a
仿冒的
用在名詞前，指該物品是仿冒品
used before a product name to say the item is a cheaper, lower-quality copy of a well-known brand and usually not made by that brand.
Élise refused to wear knockoff perfume; she said the smell faded within an hour.
Élise 不肯擦仿冒的香水，她說那種味道一個小時就散光了。
knockoff + noun (attributive only)
The stall mostly sold knockoff sunglasses and fake Rolex watches.
那個攤位主要賣仿冒的太陽眼鏡和假勞力士手錶。
knockoff paired with another fake-product noun
Hiro's nephew is happy with his knockoff console because the games still load fine.
Hiro 的姪子很滿意他那台仿冒的遊戲機，因為遊戲還是讀得到。
Adina won't ship knockoff handbags through her store, even if customers ask.
就算客人特別要求，Adina 也不願意在自家店裡寄賣仿冒的名牌包。
- fake
more general; works both attributively and after 'be'
- counterfeit
stronger, often legal context
- imitation
neutral; sometimes openly declared ('imitation leather')
文法句型
knockoff + noun
用法筆記
Used only before the noun (attributive). Avoid 'the bag is knockoff' — say 'the bag is a knockoff' (noun) or 'the bag is fake / counterfeit' (predicative adjective).
常見錯誤
knockoff — 動詞
- knockoffpresent simple I / you / we / they
- knockoffs3rd person singular
- knockoffing-ing form
- knockoffedpast simple
1. to finish your work for the day, usually a bit early or at a regular ending time
下班；收工
結束一天的工作，常指準時或提早離開
to finish your work for the day, usually a bit early or at a regular ending time.
Ezra likes to knock off at five so he can pick his daughter up from school.
Ezra 喜歡五點就下班，這樣才能去接女兒放學。
knock off at [time]
The builders knocked off early because of the heavy rain.
因為雨下得很大，工人們提早收工。
subject = workers; adverb 'early'
Let's knock off for lunch and finish the report this afternoon.
我們先去吃個午餐再回來把報告做完吧。
Anjali's team usually knocks off around four on Fridays.
Anjali 的團隊星期五通常四點左右就收工。
- clock off
British; literally punching out on a time clock
- wrap up
neutral; can refer to one task as well as a whole shift
- call it a day
informal; decide to stop, often when tired
- clock in
start a shift
文法句型
knock off (at [time])
knock off for [event]
用法筆記
Almost always used as the phrasal verb 'knock off' rather than written as one word. Subject is the worker, not the work; do not say 'the work knocks off at five'.
常見錯誤
2. to produce or finish something quickly, often without putting much effort or car
趕製；趕工
很快地做出或完成一件作品
to produce or finish something quickly, often without putting much effort or care into it.
Vinícius can knock off a short article in about an hour when the deadline is tight.
趕截稿時，Vinícius 一個小時就可以寫出一篇短文。
knock off + [piece of work]
Matthew knocked off three watercolour sketches before breakfast on Sunday.
Matthew 在星期天早餐前畫了三張水彩速寫。
object = creative output
Don't try to knock off the homework on the bus; the teacher will notice.
別想在公車上把作業趕完，老師一看就知道。
Tamás knocks off two or three songs a week and posts them straight to the band's page.
Tamás 一週可以快速寫出兩三首歌，直接貼到樂團的粉絲頁上。
- labour over
spend a long time perfecting
文法句型
knock off [a task/piece of work]
用法筆記
Object is usually a small unit of work (a song, a chapter, a sketch, an email). Carries a hint that the speed shows skill, or that the result is rushed — tone depends on context.
常見錯誤
3. to make a cheaper copy of someone else's branded product or design, usually so t
仿冒；山寨
便宜地仿製別人的品牌商品或設計
to make a cheaper copy of someone else's branded product or design, usually so that it can be sold as if it were the original.
Several small factories were caught knocking off the new sneaker design within weeks of its launch.
新款球鞋上市才幾週，就有幾家小工廠被抓到在仿冒。
knock off + [branded design]
Lauren's start-up sued a rival firm for knocking off its kitchen scales.
Lauren 的新創公司告了另一家對手仿冒它家的廚房磅秤。
legal-style use: 'sued ... for knocking off'
Christopher's gallery refuses to sell prints from artists who knock off other people's work.
Christopher 的畫廊拒絕販售那些抄襲別人作品的藝術家的版畫。
The luxury brand changes its logo every year so that copycats find it harder to knock off the bags.
那個精品品牌每年都換商標，讓抄襲者更難仿冒它家的包款。
- rip off
informal; can also mean cheat someone out of money
- imitate
neutral; not always negative
- counterfeit
formal/legal; usually currency or branded goods
文法句型
knock off [a brand/design]
用法筆記
Object is the branded product or design, not the brand owner. Often used in journalism about counterfeit goods or design lawsuits.
常見錯誤
4. to reduce a price or total by a stated amount, especially when bargaining or run
打折；折讓
從價格或總額中扣掉一定金額
to reduce a price or total by a stated amount, especially when bargaining or running a sale.
Megan asked the seller to knock off ten pounds because the chair had a scratch on one leg.
因為椅子有一隻腳上有刮痕，Megan 請賣家少算十英鎊。
knock off + [amount]
The shop knocked twenty percent off the marked price during the closing-down sale.
結束營業的特賣期間，這家店把標價打了八折。
knock [amount] off [the price] — split pattern
Erik knocked five euros off the bill after the waiter spilled coffee on his shirt.
服務生把咖啡灑到 Erik 的襯衫上後，他從帳單裡扣掉了五歐元。
If you pay in cash, Chidi will usually knock a bit off the total.
如果你付現金，Chidi 通常會在總額上少算一點。
- add on
increase the total
文法句型
knock [amount] off ([price/total])
用法筆記
The amount comes between 'knock' and 'off' more often than after the whole phrase. The thing being reduced (price, bill, total) follows 'off'.
常見錯誤
5. to rob a place, especially a shop, bank, or other building where money is kept;
搶劫
搶劫店家、銀行等場所，美式俚語
to rob a place, especially a shop, bank, or other building where money is kept; mostly used in American crime stories and slang.
In the film, two old friends plan to knock off a small bank in their hometown.
在那部電影裡，兩個老朋友計劃搶劫故鄉的一家小銀行。
knock off + [a bank/store]
The gang had knocked off three petrol stations along the highway before the police caught up.
警察追上前，那個犯罪集團已經沿著公路搶了三間加油站。
past perfect; serial robberies
Valentina's grandfather joked that he could knock off the corner shop with just a paper bag.
Valentina 的爺爺開玩笑說，他只要一個紙袋就能搶下街角那家小店。
The detective suspected the same crew of knocking off jewellery stores across the state.
那位警探懷疑同一組人在全州各地搶劫珠寶店。
文法句型
knock off [a place such as a bank/store]
用法筆記
Slang, mostly American. Object is the place being robbed, not the people inside. Outside crime fiction or news, learners are unlikely to need this sense.
常見錯誤
6. to kill someone deliberately, especially in stories about gangs, spies, or hired
幹掉；殺掉
刻意殺害某人，多用於犯罪小說
to kill someone deliberately, especially in stories about gangs, spies, or hired killers.
In the novel, a hired man is paid to knock off a witness before the trial begins.
小說裡，一個被雇用的男人被付錢去開庭前幹掉一名證人。
knock off + [person]
The mob boss ordered his men to knock off anyone who talked to the police.
黑幫老大下令手下幹掉任何跟警方告密的人。
imperative-style command verb
Nicholas writes detective stories where someone is knocked off in the first chapter.
Nicholas 寫的偵探小說裡，第一章就會有人被幹掉。
The two spies decided it would be safer to knock off the informant abroad than at home.
兩名間諜決定在國外幹掉那個線人，比在國內動手更安全。
- bump off
very similar slang; same crime-story register
- do in
informal; can also just mean 'exhaust'
- assassinate
formal; targeted killing of a public figure
- spare
deliberately not kill
文法句型
knock off [a person]
用法筆記
Strong slang; mainly fiction, headlines, or jokey speech. Do not use in serious news or polite conversation — prefer 'kill' or 'murder'.
常見錯誤
7. to beat a strong team or player, especially one that was expected to win or that
爆冷擊敗
意外打敗強隊或排名較高的對手
to beat a strong team or player, especially one that was expected to win or that holds a top position.
The underdog team knocked off the league champions in the cup quarter-finals.
那支冷門球隊在盃賽八強戰爆冷擊敗了聯賽冠軍。
knock off + [stronger opponent]
Liang knocked off the world number two in straight sets at the Tokyo Open.
Liang 在東京公開賽以直落兩盤爆冷擊敗了世界排名第二的選手。
knock off + [ranked player] in [tournament]
If our school knocks off the defending champions tonight, we go to the final.
如果今晚我們學校能爆冷擊敗衛冕冠軍，就可以晉級決賽。
The young chess player has knocked off three grandmasters in this tournament alone.
光是這場比賽，這位年輕棋手就已經爆冷擊敗了三位特級大師。
文法句型
knock off [a top-ranked opponent]
用法筆記
Almost always in sports reporting, and almost always when the loser was the favourite. Object is the higher-ranked opponent, not a teammate or weaker side.