off-hand

['ɔ:f'hænd]
  • adj. 不拘礼节的;临时的,未经准备的
  • adv. 当即,立即

英英释义


1. without preparation;
"I don't know the figures off-hand"

实用场景例句


I'm talking off hand, simply speaking my mind.
我这是信口开河, 随便谈谈脑子里想的东西.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

To this the unthinking will give an off - hand answer.
对此,不动脑筋的人会随随便便作出答复的.

辞典例句

He criticized them very freely, in a positive, off - hand way.
他无拘无束地批评他们, 常常脱口而出,语气却又十分肯定.

辞典例句

We cannot give you a reply off hand.
我们不能马上给你回音.

辞典例句

I can't answer your question off hand.
我不能立即答复你的问题.

辞典例句

Letitia replied to the off - hand inquiry.
利蒂霞这么回答了这个唐突的问题.

辞典例句

The front desk service checking in is just rude, and off hand.
前台招待的服务态度很恶劣.

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Eddy Off hand , I'd say the Reader's Digests is my favorite.
艾迪:这么说吧, 我比较喜欢《读者》.

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I sent many letters today off hand, I should think 15.
今天我寄出许多信.大致地算, 我想有15封吧.

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She acted in an off - hand way.
她不假思索地行动.

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I don't know the figures off - hand.
我不能马上知道那些数字.

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We cannot give you a off hand.
我们不能马上给你“回音”.

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I can't give you a reply off hand.
我无法立即给你答覆.

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I cannot give you a reply off hand.
我不能立刻给你答复.

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She was off - hand with him.
她对他傲慢无礼.

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英文词源


off-hand (adv.)
also offhand, 1690s, "at once, straightway," from off (adv.) + hand (n.). Probably originally in reference to shooting without a rest or support. Hence, of speech or action, "unpremeditated" (1719). Related: Off-handed; off-handedly.

双语例句


1. I feel it's done me good to get it off my chest.
我感觉吐吐苦水对我有好处。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Their first car rolls off the production line on December 16.
他们的第一辆车于12月16日下线。

来自柯林斯例句

3. French soldiers squared off with a gunman at a road checkpoint.
在一个公路检查站法国士兵摆开架势,准备迎战一名持枪者。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Lights reflected off dust-covered walls creating a ghostly luminescence.
灯光照在满是灰尘的墙上,反射回苍白的冷光。

来自柯林斯例句

5. "Telmex" was bought off the government by a group of investors.
一批投资商从政府手中买下墨西哥电信公司。

来自柯林斯例句