| 单词 | a bit off |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(it's) a bit off g. In bad condition; wrong, abnormal, odd; spec. (a) of a person or animal: not in good condition or form; off-colour, slightly unwell; (b) of food: stale, sour, contaminated; (c) of social behaviour: unacceptable; ill-mannered; esp. in (it's) a bit off.Not always clearly distinguishable from sense A. 5b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adverb] > in poor physical condition off1843 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adverb] > in a wrong way, amiss on missc1225 overthwarta1382 a-crookc1500 awrya1513 wide?1529 astray1535 across1559 bias1600 outa1641 beside the bridge1652 on the wrong side of the post1728 abroad1806 off1843 way off1882 off beam1941 up the boohai?1946 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adverb] > unmannerly > unacceptably off1916 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > expressions of disapproval [phrase] shamea1352 I like that1720 to go up (also down) one1909 it's (just) not on1935 a bit off1966 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adverb] > oddly odd1603 oddlya1616 quirkishly1673 queerly1698 singularly1752 quarely1805 rumly1819 funnily1837 peculiarly1847 funny1852 rummily1891 quirkily1926 off1966 1843 Satirist & Sporting Chron. 4 Feb. 2/1 The Bench however convinced that the Shiner's story was all moonshine,..for the affair was, as our sporting correspondent says ‘off’. 1846 Spirit of Times 18 Apr. 91/1 He had endurance and speed enough to make a good race in any crowd, when ‘all right’, but then, he [sc. a horse] was liable to be oftener ‘off’ than otherwise. 1868 H. Woodruff & C. J. Foster Trotting Horse Amer. xxxvi. 300 When a trotter wins with great ease,..it is assumed, not that the loser was ‘off’, but that the winner is greatly superior. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin ix. 153 ‘S'pose I'd best be makin' a move, though,’ he added ruefully. ‘Bit orf, I calls it!’ 1941 E. Bowen Look at all those Roses 68 ‘Your caller sounded to me a bit off.’ ‘Oh, Mrs. Massey's had bad news. She..didn't feel well.’ 1952 R. Finlayson Schooner came to Atia 140 Meat that tasted ‘off’. 1966 ‘W. Cooper’ Mem. New Man ii. v. 155 It is just a teentsy-weentsy bit off, isn't it, darling, not to let you know he was coming. 1974 Listener 24 Jan. 102/1 Something was a little off with the mechanism, so the feeder-belt chewed up the baggage in transit. 1983 P. Marshall Praisesong for Widow III. ii. 170 I began feeling strange. Not sick or anything, just ‘off,’ not myself. 1990 Green Mag. Apr. 20/1 Fish, especially oily types have been said to taste ‘off’ after irradiation. < as lemmas |
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