音标:['ɒf'hænd] ;
a. 即时的, 即席的, 无准备的, 随便的, 简慢的, 不友好的
adv. 即时地, 即席地, 随便地
s. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
r. without previous thought or preparation
r. in a casually inconsiderate manner

考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词63%
副词37%

offhand的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. But this offhand explanation was not strictly true.不过这个搪塞的解释并不完全正确。
  2. There was something in his offhand remarks.他随口说出的话里倒也有些道理。
  3. I don't like his offhand manner.我不喜欢他那粗鲁的态度。
用作副词(adv.)
  1. I can't give the answer offhand.我不能即刻给出答复。
  2. I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.我不能立刻告诉你它值多少钱。
  3. It is too great a thing for me to decide offhand.这件事太重大了,不是仓猝之间就能决定的。

词汇搭配

  • offhand grinding手持工件磨光...
  • offhand shooting无依托立射
  • off hand马上(无准备地)...

经典引文

  • It was done off-hand without consulting..the book.

    出自:R. Campbell
  • A big clip with a lot of sapphire scatter pins is smart worn just somewhere offhand.

    出自:E. Ferber
  • Off-hand I don't know anyone who's tried this.

    出自:T. Roethke
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