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offhand

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英 [ˌɒfˈhænd]
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  • adj.

    不友好的,不礼貌的,简慢的;

  • adv.

    即席地,未经核实地;

  • 英英释义

    offhand[ 'ɔfhænd, 'ɔ:- ]

    • adj.
      • with little or no preparation or forethought

        "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"

        同义词:ad-libextemporaneousextemporaryextemporeimpromptuoffhandedoff-the-cuffunrehearsed

      • casually thoughtless or inconsiderate

        "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"

        同义词:offhanded

    • adv.
      • 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:offhandedoffhandedly

      • 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:offhandedoffhandedly

    学习怎么用

    双语例句

    用作形容词(adj.)
    1. But this offhand explanation was not strictly true.
      不过这个搪塞的解释并不完全正确。
    2. There was something in his offhand remarks.
      他随口说出的话里倒也有些道理。
    3. I don't like his offhand manner.
      我不喜欢他那粗鲁的态度。
    用作副词(adv.)
    1. I can't give the answer offhand.
      我不能即刻给出答复。
    2. I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.
      我不能立刻告诉你它值多少钱。
    3. 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。

    权威例句

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    Paul Foos, A Short, Offhand, Killing Affair: Soldiers and Social Conflict During the Mexican-American War. Chapel Hill: University o...
    Paul Foos. A Short, Offhand, Killing Affair: Soldiers and Social Conflict during the Mexican-American War. Chapel Hill: University o...