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单词 offbeat
释义
offbeat
adjective
uk
/ˌɒfˈbiːt/us
/ˌɑːfˈbiːt/
unusualandstrangeandthereforesurprisingornoticeable:
不寻常的，奇特的；不落俗套的
an offbeatsenseofhumour不落俗套的幽默感
Synonyms
quirky
way-outold-fashionedinformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
unusual
  • unusualThat's an unusual name - where does it come from?
  • uncommonIt's not uncommon(= it is common)for people to become ill when they travel.
  • rareThis is a rare opportunity to visit the building.
  • unconventionalI had a very unconventional childhood.
  • uniqueThis is your chance to own a unique piece of jewellery.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Strange, suspicious and unnatural
  • aberrant
  • abnormal
  • abnormally
  • add
  • Alice-in-Wonderland
  • freakishness
  • funnily
  • funnily enoughidiom
  • ghostliness
  • ghoul
  • perversely
  • perversity
  • perverted
  • pervy
  • presence
  • wack
  • wackadoodle
  • wackiness
  • wacky
  • warped
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(Definition ofoffbeatfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

offbeat| American Dictionary

offbeat
adjective
us
/ˈɔfˈbit/
unusualandthereforesurprisingornoticeable:
an offbeatsenseofhumor
(Definition ofoffbeatfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoffbeat

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His little nugget was the song, which is the mostoffbeatpiece of the evening anyway.
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That seems a distinct possibility as one listens to theoffbeatplans and priorities, and the discordant, irresponsible separatist voices in the wings.
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The police must pray in aid a variety ofoffbeatpowers to prosecute squeegee merchants.
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I shall stick to one subject which isoffbeatand non-controversial.
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We are not concerned with political opinions, evenoffbeatpolitical opinions, which might upset a large number of people.
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The magazine became known for its edgy writing and incendiary opinions, as well as its obsessive love foroffbeatfilms.
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Although the majority of his films were onoffbeator taboo subjects, he endeared himself to both the critics and ordinary film goers alike.
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Said individuals used visual aids, alibis, emotional andoffbeatexcuses to get out of their traffic tickets.
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From there, the said individuals use visual aids, alibis, emotional andoffbeatexcuses to get out of their traffic tickets.
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He is actively involved in variousoffbeatresearch works related with the human psyche.
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All three of these guitar riffs are based on an onbeat/offbeatstructure.
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The set was very deliberately built to beoffbeatand off the track, so that the huge ballroom would never actually fit inside.
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Offbeatpic is cleverly ambiguous where it counts; however, it lacks dramatic focus.
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The "guajeos" (ostinato melodies) are often built uponoffbeatpatterns.
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His performance ofoffbeatragas was not too different.
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