measures off

The internal logic of a clock as it measures off time by a complicated parade of movements is the archetype of a sequential system.

通过一系列复杂运动计量时间的钟表，其内部逻辑就是这种顺序系统的原型。

The U. N. Security Council recently adopted a resolution calling for tougher anti-piracy measures off the Somali coast.

联合国安理会近日通过一项决议，呼吁采取更强硬的反对索马里海岸海盗的措施。