查询词典 off the cuff

When the reporter stopped feeling countless mini-meteorites falling on his head and, instead, saw many pairs of legs flocking around his desk, he quickly yanked off a cuff button and clambered out from underneath the desk. He held up the button to show his colleagues. They were not convinced, but didn't want to pry into his privacy, so they all dispersed.

当好奇记者不再感觉有无数的『无形的小陨石』落在头上时，也看到了很多双男男女女的脚围绕在桌子旁边，好奇记者立刻扯下袖扣拿在手心从办公桌下爬出来，向同事展示手中的袖扣，同事们虽有疑惑但也不方便多问甚麼，大夥儿一哄而散。

I'm afraid I can't answer your question off the cuff .

对不起，我不能毫无准备地回答你的问题。

I'm not good at speaking off the cuff.

你说的真好。

This is the kind of question that one cannot answer off the cuff.

这是不可以随意回答的那类问题。

He is at his best when he speaks off the cuff.

在他即兴演讲的时候就是他状态最好的时候。

I have to give a speech off the cuff.

我在人前容易紧张。

This isn't the kind of question that one can answer off the cuff.

这种问题是不可能当场答复的。

I'm just speaking off the cuff here─I haven't seen the results yet.

我只是在这里即兴说说而已，我还没看到结果呢。

Let's see if I can name a few off the cuff, or without any preparation.

让我们看看我是否可以即席说出一些，即没有任何准备。

This is not the kind of question that one can answer off the cuff.

这可不是那种可以当场答复的问题。

But Severus escaped the hands of those that Julianus had sent to murder him and sent a letter to the praetorian guard, giving them the signal either to desert Julianus or to kill him.

赛维鲁总算逃过了尤利阿努斯派来的杀手，并写了一封信给罗马的禁卫军，向他们发出信号，要么抛弃尤利阿努斯，要么干掉他。他们立即服从了。

This text is in terms of this of " human nature ", it is under the influence of western literature human nature thought to probe into, awakening in human nature of novel works and all sorts of limitations that affectionate The school of Mandarin Duck and butterfly.

本文便是从"人性"这一角度，探讨在西方文学人性思想的影响下，清末民初鸳鸯蝴蝶派的言情、哀情小说作品在人性方面的觉醒与种种局限。