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
- his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment
- an extemporaneous piano recital
- an extemporary lecture
- an extempore skit
- an impromptu speech
- offhand excuses
- trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
- an off-the-cuff toast
- a few unrehearsed comments
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - His aristocratic demeanour and habit of making off-the-cuff remarks contribute both to his appeal and his potential liability.
他贵族化的举止和发表即兴讲话的习惯，都增强了自身吸引力和潜在累赘的可能性。 - An off-the-cuff joke, remark, etc.
随口而出的笑话、言语等。 - Prince William stunned crowds at Kensington Palace tonight by jumping on stage with Taylor Swift and Jon Bon Jovi for an 'off-the-cuff' rendition of 'Livin' on a Prayer '.
肯辛顿宫，威廉王子在目瞪口呆的人群中跳上舞台和泰勒·斯威夫特、邦·乔维一起即兴表演邦乔维的经典曲目《Livin'onaPrayer》。 - Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen is the sexiest man in Finland, French President Jacques Chirac said in off-the-cuff remarks recorded by television crews at a Europe-Asia summit in Helsinki.
在芬兰首都赫尔辛基召开的欧亚峰会期间，法国总统雅克·拉克在一次闲聊中称赞芬兰总理马蒂·哈宁是芬兰最性感的男人，这句话被电视台的工作人员录了下来。 - 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。 - 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。