| 词汇 | off-putting |
| 释义 | off-putting adjective[ after verb ] uk /ˌɒfˈpʊt.ɪŋ/ us /ˈɑːfˌpʊt̬.ɪŋ/ C2 slightly unpleasant or worrying so that you do not want to get involved in any way: 令人不快的；令人烦恼的，讨人厌的 He's slightly aggressive, which a lot of people find off-putting when they first meet him.他有些好斗，这让许多人初次见他时都感觉有些厌恶。 What I found off-putting was the amount of work that you were expected to do.我觉得烦心的是要让你做那么多的工作。 Serious and unpleasant abominable abominably abysmal abysmally apocalyptic fraught frightful from hellidiom fun ghastliness not be all fun and gamesidiom noxiously objectionable objectionably odious unpleasantness unpretty unspeakable unspeakably unsupportable Examples of off-puttingoff-putting The rather laboured survey of the history of exegesis in the foreword is also off-putting. At that time, downloading was slow, and off-putting to students. The book's title, coupled with her new name, may have been off-putting as well. This is potentially off-putting to the housing designer or provider. Then there was the somewhat off-putting atmosphere which new recruits to the party often found when they attended their first meetings. Both the sound of her voice and her en travesti tendencies could be positively off-putting. With such a long history in place, it is no surprise that a formidable body of literature has built up, and this can be off-putting to the novice. It is terribly off-putting to have one of those faces that is so instantly forgettable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The adversarial system is extremely off-putting to a large proportion of the electorate, particularly women. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree with those who do not like the title of ombudsman, which is rather daunting and off-putting and difficult for people readily to understand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing more off-putting than trying to make a speech on an important subject and hearing someone coughing and spluttering behind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Next there were three children peering out of the back window making rude faces, which is jolly off-putting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is rather off-putting and is just a simple matter of turning down the volume. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such an all-embracing assertion would certainly be very off-putting nowadays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The interview and the form are off-putting to many people, so we are talking about the minimum number of people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of off-putting 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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