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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When you are asked to deliver an off-the-cuff speech, your audience knows the circumstances and will not expect or even want a lengthy discourse.
  当要求你做即兴演讲时，你的听众已经知道背景并且不期望你的话太长。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The ability to show a sense of humor at off-the-cuff and casual conversations is also incredibly important.
  在即席和非正式谈话中显示幽默感也非常重要。
• What I can't do is off-the-cuff talk, either with strangers or with people I know, he says.
  我不能做的事情是即兴谈话，无论是与陌生人还是我认识的人。