offhand
- adj. 即时的；未经准备的；唐突无礼的
- adv. 即时地；未经思索地；随便地
offhand的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：
英英释义
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with little or no preparation or forethought;
"his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"
"an extemporaneous piano recital"
"an extemporary lecture"
"an extempore skit"
"an impromptu speech"
"offhand excuses"
"trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
"an off-the-cuff toast"
"a few unrehearsed comments"
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casually thoughtless or inconsiderate;
"an offhand manner"
"she treated most men with offhand contempt"
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without previous thought or preparation;
"couldn't give the figures offhand"
"we decided offhand to go to Canada"
"she had made these remarks offhandedly"
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in a casually inconsiderate manner;
"replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"
"she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
offhand的用法和样例：
例句
- But this offhand explanation was not strictly true.
不过这个搪塞的解释并不完全正确。 - There was something in his offhand remarks.
他随口说出的话里倒也有些道理。 - I don't like his offhand manner.
我不喜欢他那粗鲁的态度。
- I can't give the answer offhand.
我不能即刻给出答复。 - I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.
我不能立刻告诉你它值多少钱。 - It is too great a thing for me to decide offhand.
这件事太重大了,不是仓猝之间就能决定的。
词汇搭配
- offhand grinding 手持工件磨光...
- offhand shooting 无依托立射
- off hand 马上(无准备地)...
经典引文
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It was done off-hand without consulting..the book.
出自： R. Campbell -
A big clip with a lot of sapphire scatter pins is smart worn just somewhere offhand.
出自： E. Ferber -
Off-hand I don't know anyone who's tried this.
出自： T. Roethke
offhand的相关资料：
近反义词
- extemporaneous 即兴的
- unprepared 无准备的
- impromptu 即席的
- unrehearsed 未经排练的
- improvised 即席而作的
- spontaneous 自发的，自然的，本能的...
- informal 非正式的
- casual 非正式的
- nonchalant 若无其事的
- easygoing 随和的
- indifferent 漠不关心的
- offhanded 立即的
- offhandedly 立即地
- ad-lib 即兴演唱
- extempore 即兴的
- off-the-cuff 未预备的
- extemporary 当场的
