1 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 不友好的；不礼貌的；漫不经心的 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. 不友好的；不礼貌的；漫不经心的 [disapproval]
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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。
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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。
SYN casual, informal, indifferent, careless
2 ADV [ADVERB after verb] 未经核实地；不加思索地；立刻；即席地 If you say something offhand, you say it without checking the details or facts of it. 未经核实地；不加思索地；立刻；即席地
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'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。”
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'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？”
SYN off the cuff [informal] , spontaneously, impromptu, just like that [informal]
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