| 词汇 | offhand |
| 释义 | offhand adjective uk /ˌɒfˈhænd/ us /ˌɑːfˈhænd/(UKinformal alsooffish) not friendly, and showing little interest in other people in a way that seems slightly rude: 不友好的;漫不经心的;怠慢的 I didn't mean to be offhand with her - it's just that I was in such a hurry.我希望我没有表现出怠慢了她——我不过是太匆忙了。 Not being friendly abrasive abrasively abrasiveness abruptly abruptness aloof estrangement estrangement from someone flintily forbidding forbiddingly frigid gruff offish remote remoteness reserved reservedly saturnine wintry Related wordsoffhandedly offhandedness offhand adverb uk /ˌɒfˈhænd/ us /ˌɑːfˈhænd/ without looking for information and without thinking carefully; immediately: 未经核实地;不假思索地;立刻 I can't quote the exact statistics for you offhand, but they're there for you to see in the report.我不能马上就给你举出确切的数据，不过这些数据可以在报告中查到。 Immediately (right) off the batidiom a stitch in time (saves nine)idiom ado at/in one fell swoopidiom bat cuff deferrable directly fell glance instant instantaneous instantaneously instantly no sooner said than doneidiom soon straight swiftly swiftness waste offhand | American Dictionaryoffhand adverb us/ˈɔfˈhænd/ now, without looking for information or without taking the time to consider carefully: I can’t tell you the exact number offhand, but it was something like $25,000. offhand adjective us/ˈɔfˈhænd, ˈɑf-/ not showing or not done with much thought or consideration: offhand remarks His offhand manner disturbed us. Examples of offhandoffhand After a couple more years, he began off-hand work, braking inclines and attending to the signalling bells. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Such pens, kept at a constant angle to the paper, were used for ruling lines, but not for cursive handwriting, nor for off-hand flourishes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I cannot remember offhand what is stated in paragraphs 39 to 41. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot say offhand why it was not reported. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The matter is not one which can be settled offhand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not prepared to give a definition offhand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not able offhand to give the exact number, but certainly there are other ambassadorial representatives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot tell you offhand, but it is a very small proportion that is left. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot say offhand what work they are engaged in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not sure, speaking offhand, that there would be any great advantage in that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not remember offhand the history of each change in the position of the load-line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was offhand, waving his arms about, and he did not think anybody was taking the slightest notice of what he said. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, anyone of sensitivity who hopes to be regarded as responsible will not push, or attempt to push, this movement aside offhand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should not like to answer further offhand about that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not it grossly unsatisfactory that week after week he gives the same casual and offhand answers about this legislation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of offhand These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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