| 单词 | offhand |
| 释义 | offhand (ɒfhænd ) also off-hand 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you say that someone is being offhand, you are critical of them for being unfriendly or impolite, and not showing any interest in what other people are doing or saying. [disapproval] He lapsed into long silences or became offensively off-hand. Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand. Synonyms: casual, informal, indifferent, careless 2. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you say something offhand, you say it without checking the details or facts of it. 'Have you done the repairs?'—'Can't say off-hand, but I doubt it' 'Were they at home or away, do you know offhand?' Synonyms: off the cuff [informal], spontaneously, impromptu, just like that [informal] Collocations: offhand remark But she says this was an offhand remark in an interview that was overblown. Times, Sunday Times Those close to the central banker say it was actually an offhand remark, and my own walk-on part in history seems to confirm that. Times, Sunday Times It was one of those offhand remarks that betrayed an important truth. Times, Sunday Times An offhand remark by the protagonist suggesting that the kimonos her parents sold were as beautiful as the paintings she made caused her to change her mind. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The new reality has emerged in offhand remarks and in single sentences buried in lengthy reports. Times, Sunday Times |
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