Definition of doff in English:

doff

verb dɒf

[with object]

1Remove (an item of clothing).
脱下（衣物，尤指帽子）
Example sentencesExamples
- They had all doffed their jackets and, in some cases, their outer shirts.
- The government's top spokesman turned fashion trendsetter yesterday when he doffed his tie as part of a ‘Cool Biz’ campaign to get men to dress down to save energy.
- He had doffed his suit jacket, undone his vest buttons, and rolled his sleeves just below his elbows.
- Preparing for her moment, Stone doffs the crinkly jacket and sits up even straighter than before.
- Modern armed forces uniforms utilize synthetic materials, nonseasonal schemes, and increased informality, doffing the coat and tie for open-collar casualness.
Synonyms
lay hold of, take hold of, get hold of, get into one's hands
take off, remove, raise, lift, touch, tip
1. 1.1 Take off or raise (one's hat) as a greeting or token of respect.
  脱（帽）致意；举（帽）致意
  the manager doffed his hat to her
  经理举帽向她致意。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There was also the whole etiquette of uncovering your head in the presence of your betters and men doffing their hats to ladies and so forth.
  When Edward doffed his black top hat to the crowd, the spectators lining each side of the track erupted as if they were spectators at a pop concert.
  When's the last time 40 people doffed their hats to you?
  ‘Good afternoon, sir, nice to see you again,’ the liveried porter smiles and doffs his hat.
  Every man in the room duly doffed his hat, including the other photographers, much to the approval of the Royal couple and to the dismay of the bare-headed cameramen who were too busy with their hats to attend to their lens-caps.

Origin

Late Middle English: contraction of do off. Compare with don².

To doff, ‘to remove an item of clothing, especially a hat’, is a contraction of do off. It has an exact parallel in don, ‘to put on’, which was originally do on. Both forms date from the late Middle Ages.

Rhymes

boff, cough, far-off, off, quaff, roll-on roll-off, scoff, telling-off, toff, trough

Definition of doff in US English:

doff

verb

[with object]

1Remove (an item of clothing)
脱下（衣物，尤指帽子）
he had doffed tie and jacket and rolled up his shirtsleeves
Example sentencesExamples
- He had doffed his suit jacket, undone his vest buttons, and rolled his sleeves just below his elbows.
- They had all doffed their jackets and, in some cases, their outer shirts.
- The government's top spokesman turned fashion trendsetter yesterday when he doffed his tie as part of a ‘Cool Biz’ campaign to get men to dress down to save energy.
- Modern armed forces uniforms utilize synthetic materials, nonseasonal schemes, and increased informality, doffing the coat and tie for open-collar casualness.
- Preparing for her moment, Stone doffs the crinkly jacket and sits up even straighter than before.
Synonyms
lay hold of, take hold of, get hold of, get into one's hands
take off, remove, raise, lift, touch, tip
1. 1.1 Take off or raise (one's hat) as a greeting or token of respect.
  脱（帽）致意；举（帽）致意
  the manager doffed his hat to her
  经理举帽向她致意。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Every man in the room duly doffed his hat, including the other photographers, much to the approval of the Royal couple and to the dismay of the bare-headed cameramen who were too busy with their hats to attend to their lens-caps.
  ‘Good afternoon, sir, nice to see you again,’ the liveried porter smiles and doffs his hat.
  When's the last time 40 people doffed their hats to you?
  When Edward doffed his black top hat to the crowd, the spectators lining each side of the track erupted as if they were spectators at a pop concert.
  There was also the whole etiquette of uncovering your head in the presence of your betters and men doffing their hats to ladies and so forth.

Origin

Late Middle English: contraction of do off. Compare with don.

词汇	doff
释义	Definition of doff in English: doff verb dɒf [with object] 1Remove (an item of clothing). 脱下（衣物，尤指帽子） Example sentencesExamples They had all doffed their jackets and, in some cases, their outer shirts. The government's top spokesman turned fashion trendsetter yesterday when he doffed his tie as part of a ‘Cool Biz’ campaign to get men to dress down to save energy. He had doffed his suit jacket, undone his vest buttons, and rolled his sleeves just below his elbows. Preparing for her moment, Stone doffs the crinkly jacket and sits up even straighter than before. Modern armed forces uniforms utilize synthetic materials, nonseasonal schemes, and increased informality, doffing the coat and tie for open-collar casualness. Synonyms lay hold of, take hold of, get hold of, get into one's hands take off, remove, raise, lift, touch, tip 1.1 Take off or raise (one's hat) as a greeting or token of respect. 脱（帽）致意；举（帽）致意 the manager doffed his hat to her 经理举帽向她致意。 Example sentencesExamples There was also the whole etiquette of uncovering your head in the presence of your betters and men doffing their hats to ladies and so forth. When Edward doffed his black top hat to the crowd, the spectators lining each side of the track erupted as if they were spectators at a pop concert. When's the last time 40 people doffed their hats to you? ‘Good afternoon, sir, nice to see you again,’ the liveried porter smiles and doffs his hat. Every man in the room duly doffed his hat, including the other photographers, much to the approval of the Royal couple and to the dismay of the bare-headed cameramen who were too busy with their hats to attend to their lens-caps. Origin Late Middle English: contraction of do off. Compare with don². To doff, ‘to remove an item of clothing, especially a hat’, is a contraction of do off. It has an exact parallel in don, ‘to put on’, which was originally do on. Both forms date from the late Middle Ages. Rhymes boff, cough, far-off, off, quaff, roll-on roll-off, scoff, telling-off, toff, trough Definition of doff in US English: doff verb [with object] 1Remove (an item of clothing) 脱下（衣物，尤指帽子） he had doffed tie and jacket and rolled up his shirtsleeves Example sentencesExamples He had doffed his suit jacket, undone his vest buttons, and rolled his sleeves just below his elbows. They had all doffed their jackets and, in some cases, their outer shirts. The government's top spokesman turned fashion trendsetter yesterday when he doffed his tie as part of a ‘Cool Biz’ campaign to get men to dress down to save energy. Modern armed forces uniforms utilize synthetic materials, nonseasonal schemes, and increased informality, doffing the coat and tie for open-collar casualness. Preparing for her moment, Stone doffs the crinkly jacket and sits up even straighter than before. Synonyms lay hold of, take hold of, get hold of, get into one's hands take off, remove, raise, lift, touch, tip 1.1 Take off or raise (one's hat) as a greeting or token of respect. 脱（帽）致意；举（帽）致意 the manager doffed his hat to her 经理举帽向她致意。 Example sentencesExamples Every man in the room duly doffed his hat, including the other photographers, much to the approval of the Royal couple and to the dismay of the bare-headed cameramen who were too busy with their hats to attend to their lens-caps. ‘Good afternoon, sir, nice to see you again,’ the liveried porter smiles and doffs his hat. When's the last time 40 people doffed their hats to you? When Edward doffed his black top hat to the crowd, the spectators lining each side of the track erupted as if they were spectators at a pop concert. There was also the whole etiquette of uncovering your head in the presence of your betters and men doffing their hats to ladies and so forth. Origin Late Middle English: contraction of do off. Compare with don.
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