off-color 详细解释

off-color

['ɔ:f'kʌlə]

adj. 颜色不佳的, 脸色不好的, 怀疑的, 下流的
=off-colored

a.

1. 颜色不佳的

2. 下流的; 近于淫猥的

His off-color jokes amused the men but upset the ladies.

他那下流的笑话娱乐了男人但触怒了女人。

3. 脸色不好的

英英释义

形容词 off-color:

in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent

同义词:indelicate, off-colour

humorously vulgar

同义词:bawdy, ribald

补充

off-coloroff-coloradj.1.颜色不佳的,脸色不好的

例句

1. He has been off-color for a few days.他身体不适有几天了。 2. "We were shocked by his off-color [=rude, offensive] remarks."他言语粗俗,这让我们十分吃惊。 3. an off-color joke下流的笑话