off-the-cuff

英 [ˌɒf ðə ˈkʌf]

美 [ˌɔːf ðə ˈkʌf]

未经准备(或思考)的;即兴的

柯林斯词典

• → see:cuff

英英释义

adj

• with little or no preparation or forethought
  1. his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
  2. an extemporaneous piano recital
  3. an extemporary lecture
  4. an extempore skit
  5. an impromptu speech
  6. offhand excuses
  7. trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
  8. an off-the-cuff toast
  9. a few unrehearsed comments
  Synonym:ad-libextemporaneousextemporaryextemporeimpromptuoffhandoffhandedunrehearsed

双语例句

• I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark
  我并无冒犯之意。那只是随口说出的一句轻率话。
• If you feel awkward being humorous, you must practice so that it becomes more natural, include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner.
  如果你在幽默时觉得很尴尬，你就必须进行练习使它变得更自然。加入一些很随便的、显然是即兴的话的同时你就可以用轻松的、不做作的方式把它们说出来了。
• No sloppy statements, no off-the-cuff remarks, no casual preparation and no excuses.
  不允许有有散漫的陈述，不允许有简单随意的准备和任何借口。
• The president's off-the-cuff remarks are better than his official statement.
  总统的即席演讲胜过他的正式演说。
• Ideally, if you can establish a culture of disciplined estimation, you can eliminate the requests for off-the-cuff estimates.
  理想情况下，如果可以形成严格评估的氛围，则可以消除即兴评估的要求。
• In a case like this, off-the-cuff advice is useless.
  在这种情况未经事先考虑的建议是没用的。
• Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner.
  你可以用轻松的、不做作的方式说一些很随便的、看上去是即兴的话。
• An off-the-cuff joke, remark, etc.
  随口而出的笑话、言语等。
• She's very good at speaking on these issues off-the-cuff.
  她非常善于就这些问题作即席演说。
• I didn't intend to be taken so seriously, it was just an off-the-cuff suggestion.
  我不想引起如此重视，这只不过是个随意的建议。