We were just about to take off and see a movie.

　　我们正要出发去看电影。

　　现在都市有很多人会take themselves off to the country for a quiet weekend. （到乡村去过个清静的周末）。有时take off也可以表示“以诙谐或嘲讽的方式模仿或假扮某个人”。

　　从。。。中营救

　　The crew were taken off the wrecked ship by the life boat.

　　救生艇把遇难船上的船员救走了。

　　终止，取消

　　比如在餐厅吃饭，你没看菜单就随便点了一个菜，服务生可能会说：

　　Sorry, sir, it has been taken off the menu.

　　对不起，先生，这道菜已经从菜单上取消了。

　　杀死，夺去人的生命

　　Millions were taken off by the Black Plague.

　　那场大鼠疫夺去了数以百万计人的生命。

　　休假

　　He took two weeks off in August.

　　他在八月份休假2个星期。

　　（经济）起飞，明显好转，开始盈利

　　With the coming of winter, the product suddenly took off.

　　冬天将临，这种产品突然畅销起来。