off-color
adj. 脸色不好的；颜色不佳的；下流的
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
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
off-color (adj.)
1858, from off (adv.) + color (n.); originally used of gems; figurative extension to "of questionable taste, risqué" is American English, 1867.
1. bawdy songs; off-color jokes; ribald language.
猥亵的小曲；黄色笑话；下流的语言。
-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考
2. There were, however, three rules guests had to follow: do not get drunk; do not swear or tell off-color jokes; sleep in separate bedrooms if an unmarried couple.
不过，有三条规矩客人必须遵守：不能醉酒；不能赌咒或开伤风败俗的玩笑；还没结婚的一对恋人要睡在不同的卧室。
-- 来源 -- feivsying.bokee.com
3. Whitney Houston did it right at the Super Bowl, but a performer named Lucy Lawless had a star-spangled wardrobe malfunction - oh, say, you can see. Off-color makes off-key seem minor.
惠特妮?休士顿在超级盃中唱得还算不错，但是一位名叫露西?罗里丝的艺人身上穿的星条旗却让她走了光－你可以「看」得一清二楚。春光外洩让走音就显得没那麽严重了。
-- 来源 -- 网友提供
4. off-color product
变色产品
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]
5. An off-color joke.
一个伤风败俗的玩笑
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考
6. off-color marking
杂色毛
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]
7. off-color gasoline
变色汽油
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]
8. The drawings may be animal figures, caricatures of fellow workmen, or off-color pictures.
其中所描绘的，大多是动物的形象、工友的漫画，或粗俗下流的图片等。
-- 来源 -- 英汉非文学 - 民俗 - minsu_minjianjianzhu
9. off-color industry
炭黑工业
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]
10. 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。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
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