off-color

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英 ['ɔ:f'kʌlə]

美 ['ɔf'kʌlə]

是什么意思

adj.

颜色不佳的；下流的；近于淫猥的；脸色不好的

英英释义

off-color[ 'ɔ:f'kʌlə ]

adj.
- in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
  "an off-color joke"
  同义词：indelicateoff-colour
- humorously vulgar
  "off-color jokes"
  同义词：bawdyribald

学习怎么用

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

The surge helped set off widespread skepticism about the valuations of Internet stocks.
雅虎在股票市场上势不可挡的气势也引来了大量怀疑的眼光，人们对网络股的估价表示置疑。
He told off color jokes to his maiden sisters.
他对他未婚的姐妹们讲下流的笑话。

权威例句

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Distinct synaptic mechanisms create parallel S-ON and S-OFF color opponent pathways in the primate retina
The role of iron and the factors affecting off-color development of polyphenols.
Purification and decolorization of off-color alkyl alkanolamines
Method for preventing spoilage, rancidity, and off-color by using a tricalcium phosphate ultraviolet light inhibitor
Measurement of Methyl in Wastewater Using Off-color Acid Method
Purification and decolorization of off-color alkyl alkanolamines
Process for bleaching off-color cottonseed oils
Study on alkyd resin thermal off-color coating modified by styrene
Mechanisms of color change and the prevention of off-color and off-flavor in irradiated meat
"Off-Color"Allusions in Roman Poetry