| 单词 | off the wall |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoff the wall P10. off the wall (also with hyphens used attributive): unorthodox, unconventional; instinctive, intuitive, off the cuff. (See also quot. 1966.) Also used adverbially. U.S. slang. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > standard of conduct [phrase] > not out of rule1685 off the wall1966 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > intuition > natural impulse, instinct > [adverb] naturallyc1390 naturallyc1395 instinctivelya1616 voluntarily1700 instinctive1716 off the wall1966 the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > in unplanned manner suddenly1340 of unwarninga1400 on, upon, rarely of, in (a) suddenty1469 casuallya1549 extemporea1556 of (upon) this sudden1572 extemporally1577 at (the or a) volley1578 on (or o') the volley1578 extrumpery1582 unpremeditately1607 extemporary1610 extempory1623 extemporarily1667 impromptu1669 ad aperturam libri1679 unpremeditatedly1694 impulsively1768 extemporaneously1791 promiscuously1791 spontaneously1799 on (also upon) the spur of the moment (or occasion, etc.)1801 spontaneous1810 promiscuous1826 improvisedly1851 off-handedly1876 at the first jet1878 off the cuff1927 off the top of one's head1939 off the wall1966 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > not conforming to rule or standard [phrase] off the wall1966 1966 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) Summer 3 Off the wall, unimpressive... I have a lit. professor who's off the wall. 1968–70 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) 3–4 88 Off the wall, adj. Unusual; unorthodox; ‘crazy’. 1974 National Rev. (U.S.) 4 Jan. 47/2 Brian knows how to startle the over-interviewed with off-the-wall questions that get surprising answers: Ever see a ghost? 1975 San Francisco Chron. 11 Jan. 12/3 He became suspicious when Dickenson answered extremely complex questions ‘off the wall’. 1976 Time 5 Apr. 74 ‘I just thought it was off-the-wall funny’, says Lear. 1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) iv. 14/1 She had decided to play the whole scene off the wall, to just go with the flow... The really authentic thing to do was to act on your impulses. 1977 Listener 20 Oct. 498/2 Among the many new sources of cash—it's called ‘off the wall’ fundraising—I have heard about a tribe of Apaches which..invested $2 million in the making of..a western. 1982 Penthouse Dec. 84 He started talking off the wall about how he should go to El Salvador. < as lemmas |
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