off-colour

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Adj.

off-colour - in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"indelicate, off-colortasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste

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adjective1. ill, poorly (informal), sick, funny (informal), run down, under par, queer, unhealthy, washed out, unwell, queasy, out of sorts, under the weather (informal), off form, indisposed, peaky, not up to par, green about the gills, peely-wally (Scot.) He felt off-colour but did not have any dramatic symptoms.2. smutty, dirty, crude, obscene, coarse, filthy, indecent, vulgar, blue, improper, pornographic, raunchy (U.S. slang), suggestive, racy, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal), bawdy, salacious, prurient, off colour, indelicate his off-colour jokes about women

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colour

(American) color (ˈkalə) noun1. a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them. What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.颜色2. paint(s). That artist uses water-colours.颜料3. (a) skin-colour varying with race. people of all colours.肤色4. vividness; interest. There's plenty of colour in his stories. 多彩多姿，独特风格 adjective (of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white. colour film; colour television.彩色的 verb to put colour on; to paint. They coloured the walls yellow.给...着色ˈcoloured adjective1. having colour. She prefers white baths to coloured baths.有色的2. belonging to a dark-skinned race. There are only two white families living in this street – the rest are coloured.有色人种的 noun (sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin. 有色人种（尤指黑人） ˈcolourful adjective1. full of colour. a colourful pattern.色彩丰富的2. vivid and interesting. a colourful account of his experiences.丰富多彩的ˈcolouring noun1. something used to give colour. She put pink colouring in the icing.着色2. complexion. She had very high colouring (= a very pink complexion).面色ˈcolourless adjective1. without colour. Water is colourless.无色的2. not lively or interesting. a colourless young woman. 无趣的，无特色的 ˈcolours noun plural1. the distinction of winning a place in the team in some sports. He won his cricket colours last season.被选入运动队2. a flag. Army regiments salute the colours when on parade.旗帜3. a tunic of certain colours worn by a jockey to show that his race-horse belongs to a certain person. （表示所属某人色彩标志的）衣帽 ˈcolour-blind adjective unable to tell the difference between certain colours. As he was colour-blind he could not distinguish between red and green.色盲的ˈcolour scheme noun an arrangement or choice of colours in decorating a house etc. （室内装饰的）色彩设计 ˌoff-ˈcolour adjective not feeling well. He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.身体不适的colour in to put colour into (drawings etc). He coloured in all the oblong shapes on the page.上色show oneself in one's true colours to show or express one's real character, opinion etc. He pretends to be very generous but he showed himself in his true colours when he refused to give money to charity.现出本性with flying colours with great success. He passed his exam with flying colours.大为成功

off

(of) adverb1. away (from a place, time etc). He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat.离开2. not working; not giving power etc. The water's off; Switch off the light. 关掉，中止 3. not at work. He's taking tomorrow off; He's off today.休假4. completely. Finish off your work.完成5. not as good as usual, or as it should be. His work has gone off recently劣于通常水平6. (of food) rotten. This milk has gone off – we can't drink it; (also adjective) That meat is certainly off.腐烂7. out of a vehicle, train etc. The bus stopped and we got off.下车8. cancelled. The marriage is off.取消 preposition1. away from; down from. It fell off the table; a mile off the coast; He cut about five centimetres off my hair. 从...离开，从...掉下 2. not wanting or allowed to have (food etc). The child is off his food.不想...3. out of (a vehicle, train etc). We got off the bus.从...下来ˌoff-ˈchance noun a slight chance. We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come.一线希望ˌoff-ˈcolour , (American) ˌoff-ˈcolor adjective not very well. She's a bit off-colour this morning.脸色不好的ˌoffˈhand adjective acting or speaking so casually that one is being rude. offhand behaviour. 傲慢无礼的，不客气的，随便的 adverb without thinking about something first. I can't tell you the answer offhand. 事先没想到地，随便地 ˌoffˈhandedly adverb立即ˌoffˈhandedness noun立刻ˌoffˈshore adjective1. in or on the sea, not far from the coast. offshore oil-wells.在近海的2. (of winds) blowing away from the coast, out to sea. （风）由海岸吹向海洋的 ˌoffˈside adverb (in football, hockey etc) in a position (not allowed by the rules) between the ball and the opponents' goal. The referee disallowed the goal because one of the players was offside. （足球、曲棍球等运动中的）越位 adjective (of a vehicle etc) on the side nearest to the centre of the road. the front offside wheel. （车、马等的）右边的 ˌoff-ˈwhite adjective not quite white, eg slightly yellow etc. an off-white dress.米色的badly, well off poor, rich. The family was quite well off. 穷的，富的 be off with you! go away!. 你给我走开！in the offing about to happen. He has a new job in the offing.即将发生off and on / on and off sometimes; occasionally. I see him off and on at the club.断断续续地the off season the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; adjective (etc)off-season rates. 淡季

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adj ill

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adj in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent

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