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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Ideally, if you can establish a culture of disciplined estimation, you can eliminate the requests for off-the-cuff estimates.
  理想情况下，如果可以形成严格评估的氛围，则可以消除即兴评估的要求。
• 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。
• 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。