| 词汇 | off-the-peg |
| 释义 | off-the-peg adjective[ before noun ] UKuk /ˌɒf.ðəˈpeɡ/ us /ˌɑːf.ðəˈpeɡ/(USoff-the-rack); (Australian Englishoff-the-hook) Off-the-peg clothes are made and bought in standard sizes and not made especially to fit a particular person: （衣服）均码的，标准码的 an off-the-peg suit均码套服 Synonym ready-to-wear Compare bespokeUKformal custom-made made-to-measure tailored(CLOTHES) tailor-made Style & appearance of clothes aesthetic alterable anti-fur Aran backless floor-length flouncy foppishly form-fitting French tuck reversible ribbed ribby ruche ruched voluminously voop neck waisted washable wasp waist off-the-peg | Business Englishoff-the-peg adjective[ before noun ] ukus(USoff-the-rack) not made especially to fit a particular person or suit a situation: There are plenty of off-the-peg solutions that have been tried and tested elsewhere. off the pegadverb(USoff the rack) I bought the suit off the peg. Examples of off-the-pegoff-the-peg Inevitably, there is an off-the-peg element if services are provided by a statutory agency—people get what is on offer whether it fits or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is another important consideration in that the off-the-peg buses operate a different kind of braking system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We considered the possibility of off-the-peg orders, but the design of platforms depends upon their sites being precisely known. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The stakeholder scheme is basically off-the-peg; it is not tailor-made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They did not want to buy an off-the-peg house; they wanted not only to design their home themselves, but to build it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The simple five-a-day fruit and vegetable message has been undermined by a plethora of off-the-peg, well-presented packets of pre-packed processed foods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Partners should be willing to adapt off-the-peg solutions that work elsewhere to reduce common problems, such as residential burglary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With my shape, off-the-peg is not an option. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This was introduced in 1984 as an off-the-peg local facility built to a standard design with the aim of providing a venue for many facilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The basic aim is an individually tailored care package, not an off-the-peg version that may not fit a person's needs and circumstances or the needs of his carer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While not bespoke menswear, the range includes off-the-peg changpaos intended for weddings and traditional engagement parties. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By 1960 the company was producing off-the-peg suits. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Hyper-heuristics could be regarded as off-the-peg methods as opposed to made-to-measure metaheuristics. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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