offhand
adj. 不友好的,不禮貌的,簡慢的
adv. 即席地,未經核實地
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...
他要麼陷入長時間的沉默,要麼變得簡慢無禮。
Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer.
消費者認為其職員的態度漫不經心,對付款的顧客通常表現得令人反感。
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.'...
“你們修理了嗎?”——“一時說不清楚,但是我想還沒有。”
'Were they at home or away, do you know offhand?'
“他們在家還是出去了,你能現在告訴我嗎?”
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?"
“他們在家還是出去了,你能現在告訴我嗎?”
He was very offhand with me.
他完全是在敷衍我。
I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.
我不能立刻告訴你它值多少錢.
I can't think of anything offhand.
我即時想不出什麼來.
I can't answer your request offhand.
我不能隨便答覆你的要求.