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单词 offhand
释义
offhand
adjective
uk
/ˌɒfˈhænd/us
/ˌɑːfˈhænd/
(UKinformalalsooffish)
notfriendly, andshowinglittleinterestin otherpeoplein a way thatseemsslightlyrude:
不友好的；漫不经心的；怠慢的
I didn'tmeanto be offhandwithher - it's just that I was in such ahurry.我希望我没有表现出怠慢了她——我不过是太匆忙了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not being friendly
  • abrasive
  • abrasively
  • abrasiveness
  • abruptly
  • abruptness
  • antagonism
  • antagonistic
  • coolness
  • dourness
  • estrange
  • estranged
  • estrangement
  • forbidding
  • prickly
  • sourness
  • standoffish
  • standoffishly
  • standoffishness
  • sullen
  • surly
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Related words

offhandedly
offhandedness
offhand
adverb
uk
/ˌɒfˈhænd/us
/ˌɑːfˈhænd/
withoutlookingforinformationand withoutthinkingcarefully;immediately:
未经核实地；不假思索地；立刻
I can'tquotetheexactstatisticsfor you offhand, but they're there for you toseein thereport.我不能马上就给你举出确切的数据，不过这些数据可以在报告中查到。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Immediately
  • a stitch in time (saves nine)idiom
  • ado
  • at/in one fell swoopidiom
  • bat
  • cuff
  • deferrable
  • directly
  • instantaneous
  • instantaneously
  • instantly
  • no sooner said than doneidiom
  • non-deferrable
  • second
  • spot
  • straight
  • swiftly
  • swiftness
  • then and thereidiom
  • thereupon
  • waste
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(Definition ofoffhandfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

offhand| American Dictionary

offhand
adverb
us
/ˈɔfˈhænd/
now, withoutlookingforinformationor without taking thetimetoconsidercarefully:
I can’ttellyou theexactnumberoffhand, but it was something like $25,000.
offhand
adjective
us
/ˈɔfˈhænd,ˈɑf-/
notshowingor not done with muchthoughtorconsideration:
offhandremarks
His offhandmannerdisturbedus.
(Definition ofoffhandfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoffhand

offhand
After a couple more years, he began off-hand work, braking inclines and attending to the signalling bells.
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Such pens, kept at a constant angle to the paper, were used for ruling lines, but not for cursive handwriting, nor for off-hand flourishes.
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Many variations of this type exist, such as being canted forwards or backwards, and being carried on the dominant hand side, off-hand side, or the small of the back.
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I cannot rememberoffhandwhat is stated in paragraphs 39 to 41.
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I cannot sayoffhandwhy it was not reported.
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The matter is not one which can be settledoffhand.
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I am not prepared to give a definitionoffhand.
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I am not ableoffhandto give the exact number, but certainly there are other ambassadorial representatives.
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I cannot tell youoffhand, but it is a very small proportion that is left.
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I cannot sayoffhandwhat work they are engaged in.
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I am not sure, speakingoffhand, that there would be any great advantage in that.
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I do not rememberoffhandthe history of each change in the position of the load-line.
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He wasoffhand, waving his arms about, and he did not think anybody was taking the slightest notice of what he said.
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Therefore, anyone of sensitivity who hopes to be regarded as responsible will not push, or attempt to push, this movement asideoffhand.
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I should not like to answer furtheroffhandabout that.
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