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    switch off

    US /swɪtʃ ɔf/

    ・

    UK /switʃ ɔf/

    A2
    phr.Phrase
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo stop a machine, light, etc. working by pressing a button or switch
    Please switch off the lights when you leave the room.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo stop paying attention to someone or something
    It's easy to switch off when the lecture is boring.

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    • ...I always say that I refuse to switch off my mic

      ...I always say that I refuse to switch off my mic

    B1

    Phrasal verbs related to technology | Cambridge Exam Tips Part 3

    04:44Phrasal verbs related to technology | Cambridge Exam Tips Part 3
    • To shut down, to switch off a device.

      To shut down, to switch off a device.

    • To shut down: to switch off a device.

      To shut down: to switch off a device.

    B1

    The benefits of doing nothing ⏲️ 6 Minute English

    06:20The benefits of doing nothing ⏲️ 6 Minute English
    • And finally, 'to switch off' means to stop worrying or thinking about something and relax.

      And finally, 'to switch off' means to stop worrying or thinking about something and relax.

    • you will think of a way of doing it. And finally, to switch off means to stop worrying

      you will think of a way of doing it. And finally, to switch off means to stop worrying

    B1

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    06:28Inside British Diver Tom Daley’s Dior Tote Bag | In The Bag
    • This is the one thing that allows me to literally switch off and I can just sit down in a coffee shop and knit for hours on end, honestly.

      This is the one thing that allows me to literally switch off and I can just sit down in a coffee shop and knit for hours on end, honestly.

    • This is the one thing that allows me to literally switch off,

      This is the one thing that allows me to literally switch off,

    B1

    How can smart tech tackle climate change? CrowdScience - BBC World Service

    37:31How can smart tech tackle climate change? CrowdScience - BBC World Service
    • So the lights above us are they going to switch  off once we've disappeared?

      So the lights above us are they going to switch  off once we've disappeared?

    • So the lights above us, are they going to switch off once we've disappeared?

      So the lights above us, are they going to switch off once we've disappeared?

    B1

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    • Let's face it, if you have to force yourself to watch TED Talks, films, or series that bore you to tears, your brain is going to switch off faster than I can say pneumonoultramicroscopic silicovolcanoconiosis.

      Let's face it, if you have to force yourself to watch TED Talks, films, or series that bore you to tears, your brain is going to switch off faster than I can say pneumonoultramicroscopic silicovolcanoconiosis.

    • If you have to force yourself to watch TED Talks, films, or series that bore you to tears, your brain is going to switch off faster than I can say pneumono ultramicroscopic silico volcano coniosis,

      If you have to force yourself to watch TED Talks, films, or series that bore you to tears, your brain is going to switch off faster than I can say pneumono ultramicroscopic silico volcano coniosis,

    A2

    How to unf*ck your brain

    04:47How to unf*ck your brain
    • Just switch off your phone, switch it off, and leave it in another room.

      Just switch off your phone, switch it off, and leave it in another room.

    • Just switch off your phone, switch it off, and leave it in another room.

      Just switch off your phone, switch it off, and leave it in another room.

    A2

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    • The main difference regarding computers and our models is in computers, in case of problems, you can switch off everything and you can restart everything.

      The main difference regarding computers and our models is in computers, in case of problems, you can switch off everything and you can restart everything.

    • The main difference regarding computers and our models is, in computers, in case of problems, you can switch off everything and you can restart everything.

      The main difference regarding computers and our models is, in computers, in case of problems, you can switch off everything and you can restart everything.

    B1

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    16:02私立探偵だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • I suppose the hardest thing about being a private investigator is you don't switch off.

      I suppose the hardest thing about being a private investigator is you don't switch off.

    • I suppose the hardest thing about being a private investigator is you don't switch off.

      I suppose the hardest thing about being a private investigator is you don't switch off.

    B1

    Freddie Freeman & Mookie Betts describe growing friendship on Dodgers | MLB on ESPN

    11:56Freddie Freeman & Mookie Betts describe growing friendship on Dodgers | MLB on ESPN
    • We weren't moving very good because you have to each and every shot, you switch off.

      We weren't moving very good because you have to each and every shot, you switch off.

    • We weren't moving very good 'cause we get you have to each and every shot, you switch off.

      We weren't moving very good 'cause we get you have to each and every shot, you switch off.

    A2