单词 | off base |
释义 | off basephrase [usually verb-link PHRASE] See full dictionary entry for baseIf you say that someone is off base, you mean that they are wrong. [mainly US, informal] Am I wrong? Am I way off base? Because I want you to set me straight if you thinkI'm wrong. off base in British English US and Canadian informal See full dictionary entry for basewrong or badly mistaken off base in American English US 1. Baseball not touching the base 2. Slang taking a position or attitude that is unsound or in error off basemistaken or wrong I don't think the church is off base at all in taking a moral stand on this. Examples of 'off base' in a sentence |
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