英英释义
offhand [ 'ɔfhænd, 'ɔ:- ]
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adj.
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with little or no preparation or forethought
"offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
同义词： ad-lib extemporaneous extemporary extempore impromptu offhanded off-the-cuff unrehearsed
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casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
"an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
同义词： offhanded
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with little or no preparation or forethought
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adv.
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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"
同义词： offhanded 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"
同义词： offhanded offhandedly
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without previous thought or preparation
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
offhand /ˌɒfˈhænd/ (also off-hand) TEM8
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ADJ If you say that someone is being offhand, you are critical of them for being unfriendly or impolite, and not showing any interest in what other people are doing or saying. 不友好的; 不礼貌的; 漫不经心的 [usu v-link ADJ] [表不满]
例：Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer.
消费者认为职员态度漫不经心，通常冒犯来这些花了钱的顾客。
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ADV If you say something offhand, you say it without checking the details or facts of it. 未经核实地 [ADV after v]
例："Have they done the repairs?"—"Can't say off-hand, but I doubt it."
“他们修过了吗？”——“我一时说不清，但我想还没有”。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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他完全是在敷衍我。
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I don't know offhand how much we made last year.
我一时还真说不清我们去年赚了多少钱。
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Offhand comments can provoke resentment.
草率的评论会引起怨恨。
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The best example I can think of offhand, I should let this wait, but Peter the Great, the czar of the Russians, who may or may not have beaten his son to death, at least he ordered him tortured.
我现在临时能想到的最好的例子,就是沙皇彼得大帝,本来要等会再说的,彼得大帝是否判处了自己儿子死刑 还有争论,但至少他曾下令用酷刑折磨他的儿子
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