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单词 off message
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off message
adverb[after verb],adjective
uk
/ˌɒfˈmes.ɪdʒ/us
/ˌɑːfˈmes.ɪdʒ/
(of apolitician) saying things inpublicthat are different from theofficialideasof his or herpoliticalparty:
（政治家）言论偏离本党主张地
He wascriticizedseverelybypartyleadersforgoingoffmessageduring thedebate.政党领导人严厉批评他在辩论中说了些不着调的话。
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(Definition ofoff messagefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

off-message| Business English

off-message
adjective
POLITICS
uk
us
used todescribesomething that someone says inpublicthat is different from theofficialideasoftheirorganization,politicalparty, etc.:
The newdefencesecretaryhad just unhelpfullygone off-message.
off-messagecomments/remarks
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(Definition ofoff-messagefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoff message

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It is true that many of those are "offmessage", as we now say—idiosyncratic or difficult.
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Over the last month there has been a major offensive by the regime against anyone who isoffmessage.
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Was he on oroffmessageon that?
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I am interested by that, even if it is slightlyoffmessage.
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We were on the verge of having a sensible and serious debate, and it is rather sad that he wentoffmessage.
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He may have been slightlyoffmessage.
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That is getting a bitoffmessage.
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He was also a littleoffmessage.
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I noticed that his phone rang at that point, which suggests that someone was trying to tell him that he wasoff-message.
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Would it be a littleoff-messageto admit that that is not good enough?
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It is not a question of beingoff-message—it was rather a ticklish moment.
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To use current terminology, is that not "off-message" for young people?
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She grimaced because he was speakingoff-message; it was not part of the script.
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That was a slightlyoff-messageline to take.
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After that, he went distinctlyoff-message.
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