offhand

英 [ˌɒfˈhænd]

美 [ˌɔːfˈhænd]

adj.  漫不经心的; 不在乎的
adv.  未经核实地; 不假思索地; 即席地

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BNC.25279 / COCA.21944

牛津词典

adj.

• 漫不经心的；不在乎的
  not showing much interest in sb/sth
  1. an offhand manner
     随随便便的态度
  2. He was very offhand with me.
     他完全是在敷衍我。

adv.

• 未经核实地；不假思索地；即席地
  without being able to check sth or think about it
  1. I don't know offhand how much we made last year.
     我一时还真说不清我们去年赚了多少钱。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不友好的；不礼貌的；漫不经心的
  If you say that someone is beingoffhand, you are critical of them for being unfriendly or impolite, and not showing any interest in what other people are doing or saying.
  1. He lapsed into long silences or became offensively off-hand...
     他要么陷入长时间的沉默，要么变得简慢无礼。
  2. Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer.
     消费者认为其职员的态度漫不经心，对付款的顾客通常表现得令人反感。
• ADV 未经核实地；不加思索地；立刻；即席地
  If you say somethingoffhand, you say it without checking the details or facts of it.
  1. 'Have you done the repairs?' — 'Can't say off-hand, but I doubt it.'...
     “你们修理了吗？”——“一时说不清楚，但是我想还没有。”
  2. 'Were they at home or away, do you know offhand?'
     “他们在家还是出去了，你能现在告诉我吗？”

英英释义

adj

• casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
  1. an offhand manner
  2. she treated most men with offhand contempt
  Synonym:offhanded
• 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-libextemporaneousextemporaryextemporeimpromptuoffhandedoff-the-cuffunrehearsed

adv

• in a casually inconsiderate manner
  1. replied offhand, his mind a million miles away
  2. she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter
  Synonym:offhandedoffhandedly
• without previous thought or preparation
  1. couldn't give the figures offhand
  2. we decided offhand to go to Canada
  3. she had made these remarks offhandedly
  Synonym:offhandedoffhandedly

双语例句

• He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.
  他是个很好的推销员，可是他那随便的态度容易使人产生反感。
• Candy: I can't remember them offhand. you'll have to measure me.
  坎蒂：我一时间想不起来，要麻烦你替我量度。
• I just can't think of anyone offhand, but there should be somebody we'd like to promote.
  我无法马上想出谁来，不过，应该有人可以提拔。
• An offhand manner; she treated most men with offhand contempt.
  草率的举止；她对所有的男人都抱着草率的轻视。
• Offhand, I'd say@ the times@ is my favorite.
  随便地说，我想英国《泰晤士报》是我最喜欢的报纸。
• I can't remember any of their names offhand.
  我一时无法记起他们中任何一个的名字。
• The topic for the offhand speech will be read out just before the speech.
  即兴演讲部分的题目将在演讲前告知。
• Blood Strike Off-Hand now scales from weapon damage instead of offhand weapon damage.
  血打副手攻击现在基础伤害不是副手武器伤害了，统一了。
• I can not answer offhand.
  我没法马上回答。
• After you have done this, by the way, you may observe to Bob in an offhand way how incredible it is that BlackBerrys work in the mountains of Wyoming.
  顺便提一句，当你做完这些，你可以随机地对老板说，黑莓在怀俄明的群山中还能工作，真是太棒了。