英语词汇“stand-offish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

when someone prefers not to be with other people► distant

unfriendly and showing no emotion, as if other people's lives are of no interest to you: · The neighbors seem very distant, although I try to be friendly.· As she was growing up, her father was always distant and took little interest in her achievements.

► aloof

unfriendly and not wanting to talk to other people or spend time with them, especially because you think you are better than them: · Barbara remained aloof behind the barrier of her menu.· The organization is controlled by aloof intellectuals who do not take an interest in the ordinary members.

► stand-offish/standoffish

behaving in an unfriendly and rather formal way, as if you do not want to get too involved with other people: · She can be quite stand-offish sometimes.· He was well-liked by the senior members of the firm, even though his colleagues found him standoffish and arrogant.

► antisocial

someone who is antisocial does not enjoy being with other people and tries to avoid meeting them or talking to them: · Not everyone who likes playing computer games is an antisocial loner.· Because she was so shy, people often thought she was antisocial.

► unapproachable

someone who is unapproachable seems unfriendly so that you are nervous about talking to them: · He kept his arms crossed in front of him and seemed somewhat unapproachable.· A lot of the guys thought she was attractive, but she seemed so unapproachable that no one dared to talk to her.

单词	stand-offish
释义	stand-offishstand-of‧fish, standoffish /ˌstænd ˈɒfɪʃ $ -ˈɒːf-/ adjective informal Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Many may interpret such a self-centred approach as selfish or stand-offish - that is too bad. We sociologists have had good reason to be stand-offish. Without wishing to be over-familiar but not to be stand-offish either, I put one hand on her shoulder. Would he think her very rude and stand-offish now? You're not so stand-offish after all. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen someone prefers not to be with other people► distant unfriendly and showing no emotion, as if other people's lives are of no interest to you: · The neighbors seem very distant, although I try to be friendly.· As she was growing up, her father was always distant and took little interest in her achievements. ► aloof unfriendly and not wanting to talk to other people or spend time with them, especially because you think you are better than them: · Barbara remained aloof behind the barrier of her menu.· The organization is controlled by aloof intellectuals who do not take an interest in the ordinary members. ► stand-offish/standoffish behaving in an unfriendly and rather formal way, as if you do not want to get too involved with other people: · She can be quite stand-offish sometimes.· He was well-liked by the senior members of the firm, even though his colleagues found him standoffish and arrogant. ► antisocial someone who is antisocial does not enjoy being with other people and tries to avoid meeting them or talking to them: · Not everyone who likes playing computer games is an antisocial loner.· Because she was so shy, people often thought she was antisocial. ► unapproachable someone who is unapproachable seems unfriendly so that you are nervous about talking to them: · He kept his arms crossed in front of him and seemed somewhat unapproachable.· A lot of the guys thought she was attractive, but she seemed so unapproachable that no one dared to talk to her. rather unfriendly and formal SYN aloof: She was cold and stand-offish.—stand-offishly adverb—stand-offishness noun [uncountable]
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