offline

offline — adjective

1. describes a computer, phone, or other device that is not currently linked to the

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes a computer, phone, or other device that is not currently linked to the internet or to a larger system; can also describe an activity done while not connected, such as reading a saved article without a network.

例句

Maya kept her laptop offline during the long flight to Tokyo.

predicate adjective: kept [device] offline

The hotel printer is offline, so guests cannot send any documents to it tonight.

be offline = unable to receive jobs over the network

同義詞
  • disconnected

    general; can describe any broken link, not only digital

  • unplugged

    informal; suggests a deliberate break from screens

  • down

    for systems or servers that have stopped working temporarily

反義詞
  • online

    connected to the internet or a network

  • connected

    broader opposite, covers any active link

文法句型

be offline

go offline

work offline

用法筆記

Used both as a predicate adjective (the server is offline) and as an adverb (work offline, save it offline). Subject is usually a device, system, account, or person doing a digital activity.

常見錯誤

❌Please put the document on offline.
✅Please save the document for offline use.
💡'offline' does not take 'on'; it stands alone or follows a noun like 'use' or 'mode'.
❌I am offline yesterday.
✅I was offline yesterday.
💡pair with 'be' tense matching the time, not present 'am' for past events.