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单词 off (or wide of) the mark
释义

off (or wide of) the mark

1A long way from an intended target: most of his shots went wide of the mark

Synonyms

inaccurate, incorrect, wrong, erroneous, inexact, off-target, off-beam, out, fallacious, mistaken, misguided, misinformed
archaic abroad
2Incorrect or inaccurate: past demographic projections have been way off the mark...
  • The Atkins diet may turn out to be completely off the mark, but it shouldn't be dismissed yet.
  • The analogy with a Chelsea footballer or a classical pianist is completely off the mark.
  • Readers are welcome to put me in my place and show me that I'm completely off the mark!

Synonyms

irrelevant, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, immaterial, not to the point, beside the point, off the subject, extraneous, neither here nor there
See parent entry: mark
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