| 词汇 | standoffish |
| 释义 | standoffish adjective informaldisapprovinguk /ˌstændˈɒf.ɪʃ/ us /ˌstændˈɑː.fɪʃ/ behaving in a slightly unfriendly and too formal way冷淡的，疏远的 Synonym offishUK not liking or being pleasant towards others unfriendlyThe crowd was unfriendly and dangerous. coolShe was very cool towards his new wife. coldShe's a cold, heartless woman. icyHe gave me an icy stare. glacialHer reception of him was glacial. Not being friendly abrasive abrasively abrasiveness abruptly abruptness aloof estrangement estrangement from someone flintily forbidding forbiddingly frigid gruff offhandedness offish remote remoteness reserved saturnine wintry Related wordsstandoffishly standoffishness Examples of standoffishstandoffish I refer to the tendency at the present time among the new group of officials to be bureaucratic, standoffish and almost unapproachable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have given an undertaking that as far as official co-operation is concerned we will not be standoffish but will be as helpful as we properly can be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite this, he is otherwise a rather normal, though somewhat aloof and standoffish, boy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His poetry is sometimes criticized as standoffish and intricate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They enjoy company, and although they may initially be standoffish with strangers, they are easily won over. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It turns out she is thrifty, environmentally friendly and a bit standoffish, which turns out to be the opposite of what a sister should be. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He excels at being standoffish, at having more confidence than a human should reasonably possess. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is a stern, standoffish guy who is a genius in all things mechanic, especially robots. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He also used the words standoffish and tightness. 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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