1.      The United Kingdom is an island in northwest Europe off the coast of continental Europe.英国是欧洲西北大陆海岸线附近的一个岛屿。 句子中的off 是介词，意思是“与---相隔，脱离” He lives in a village a little away off the main road.他住在离大路不远的村子里。 It will be a good thing when those old cars are off the road. 那些旧车不再上路将是件大好事。 off 短语可以转换为一个定语从句，which is off…