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

• 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。
• 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。
• You may come to see this by an off-the-cuff comment, quite by accident.
  您可能会看到这种由一个现成的，袖口很偶然评论。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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》。
• 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。
• 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。