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词汇 off-the-cuff
释义

off the cuff


idiom
If you speak off the cuff, you say something without having prepared or thought about your words first: 未经准备;未加思索;即兴地
I hadn't prepared a speech so I just said a few words off the cuff.我没准备发言,所以就随便说了几句。
[ before noun ]an off-the-cuff remark即兴评论
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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

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Not showing careful thought

Examples of off the cuff


off the cuff
The pre-composed part could also be backings behind a solo, which could be taught aurally offthecuff.
I could not answer it offthecuff.
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I cannot say, "offthecuff", the exact amount, but it is a substantial matter.
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I should not like to answer the first part offthecuff.
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I do not want to give an answer offthecuff in this matter.
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Since he made that "offthecuff" remark, a number of things have happened.
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I cannot give that percentage figure offthecuff.
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I would not dream of answering such a technical question offthecuff.
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It is difficult for me to answer those points offthecuff.
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I took it as a courtesy—it was perhaps also wisdom on her part—that she did not attempt to answer offthecuff.
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The idea that questions of that kind can be answered "offthecuff" or even after a few days without anxious consideration is wholly wrong.
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I should not like to reply offthecuff.
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Of course one is trying to answer offthecuff and one could be wrong.
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I should not like to express an opinion offthecuff.
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These were not cases that were dealt with offthecuff.
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