1、apparently

據說；未必真實地

Apparently the girls are not at all amused by the whole business.

據說女孩們覺得整件事情一點也不好笑。

Oil prices fell this week to their lowest level in fourteen months, apparently because of over-production.

據說因為產量過剩，這個星期石油價格跌至14個月以來的最低點。

好像;似乎;看來

The recent deterioration has been caused by an apparently endless recession.

看似永無止境的經濟衰退導致了最近的惡化。

Rudolph said no more. Apparently he was a man of few words.

魯道夫沒再說話。看來他是個寡言少語的人。

2、knock off

使減少；使降低

Udinese have knocked 10% off admission prices.

烏迪內斯隊將入場費降低了10%。

He has knocked 10 seconds off the world record.

他將世界紀錄縮短了10秒。

下班；收工

If I get this report finished I'll knock off early.

如果我寫完這篇報告，我就會早點下班。

What time do you knock off?

你什么時間下班？

從（名單或文件中）刪除

Tighter rules for benefit entitlement have knocked many people off the unemployment register.

更為嚴格的救濟金申領規定將很多人剔除出了失業登記表。