offhand
adj. 不友好的,不礼貌的,简慢的
adv. 即席地,未经核实地
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.
He lapsed into long silences or became offensively off-hand...
他要么陷入长时间的沉默,要么变得简慢无礼。
Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer.
消费者认为其职员的态度漫不经心,对付款的顾客通常表现得令人反感。
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.'...
“你们修理了吗?”——“一时说不清楚,但是我想还没有。”
'Were they at home or away, do you know offhand?'
“他们在家还是出去了,你能现在告诉我吗?”
1. with little or no preparation or forethought;
2. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate;
1. without previous thought or preparation;
2. in a casually inconsiderate manner;
"Were they at home or away, do you know offhand?"
“他们在家还是出去了,你能现在告诉我吗?”
He was very offhand with me.
他完全是在敷衍我。
I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.
我不能立刻告诉你它值多少钱.
I can't think of anything offhand.
我即时想不出什么来.
I can't answer your request offhand.
我不能随便答复你的要求.