BBC新闻里一句话的理解4

问题描述

Vietnam said 8 of its ships had been rammed and fired on by water cannon as they approachd a Chinese oil drilling ship off the disputed Paracel islands.

其中 a Chinese oil drilling ship off the disputed Paracel islands.中的 off 是什么意思？是远离的意思吗？

老师答疑

罗老师：

off 有个基本意义，就是“靠近海岸的”，这个用法经常会在考试中考查到。

a Chinese oil drilling ship off the disputed Paracel islands

在有争议的的西沙群岛附近的中国石油钻井船。