to happen as planned, or to succeed

There was some sort of property deal that didn't come off. 有笔房地产交易没有做成。

I tried telling a few jokes but they didn't come off (= no one laughed). 我试着讲了几个笑话，但没有奏效。

to finish in a particular condition after a fight, argument, etc., especially compared to someone else

The smaller dog actually came off better, with only a few scratches. 那只小一点的狗实际上表现得更为出色，身上只有几处抓痕而已。

I always come off worse when we argue. 我们争吵时我总是落下风。

Potts came off badly in the survey, with 52% of respondents describing him as a buffoon.

The letters show the bitterness of divorce, and neither party comes off well.

Kennedy won the debate because he came off better on television.

If you come off medicine or drugs, you stop using them.

He's come off the tablets because they were making him dizzy. 因为那些药片让他昏昏欲睡，他停用了。

to have recently finished a period of time when something very successful or very difficult happened

The company was coming off one of its best years ever. 即将过去的一年是公司历史上最兴旺的好年景之一。