off-the-wall
- adj.(人、思想、行为方式)疯狂的,愚蠢的;稀奇古怪的;离奇可笑的
off-the-wall
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ADJ-GRADED 稀奇古怪的;不同寻常的;搞怪的
If you describe something as off-the-wall, you mean that it is unusual and rather strange but in an amusing or interesting way....surreal off-the-wall humor.
荒诞不经的超现实幽默
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ADJ-GRADED (人、思想、行为方式)疯狂的,愚蠢的
If you say that a person, their ideas, or their ways of doing something are off-the-wall, you are critical of them because you think they are mad or very foolish.It can be done without following some absurd, off-the-wall investment strategy.
不用遵照那套荒唐愚蠢的投资策略也可以做到。
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- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
- restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
- famed for his eccentric spelling
- a freakish combination of styles
- his off-the-wall antics
- the outlandish clothes of teenagers
- outre and affected stage antics
- Synonym: bizarre eccentric freakish freaky flaky flakey gonzo outlandish outre
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Sarah has some off-the-wall ideas .
莎拉有一些稀奇古怪的想法。
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It can be done without following some absurd , off-the-wall investment strategy .
不用遵照那套荒唐愚蠢的投资策略也可以做到。
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The idea seems off-the-wall , but it also seems to work .
这一创意听起来有些匪夷所思,但也确实有效。
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You may find yourself immersed in highly respectable ideas one moment , then thinking about something off-the-wall the next .
这一刻你可能发现自己沉浸于非常体面的想法,而下一刻就会有古怪的想法。
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Tony is an off-the-wall interior designer .
托尼是一位风格独特的室内设计师。
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What other place could possibly , under any circumstances , have invented the operatic and off-the-wall " Battle of the Iron Chef " ?
又还有哪一个国家能发明出那个夸张而奇特的“铁人料理”(BattleoftheIronChef)电视节目?
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The latest off-the-wall photo project to hit Tumblr shows a man posing alongside Gap mannequins mirroring their static poses and wearing matching outfits .
轻博客Tumblr最近有一组十分另类的照片火了。在这组照片中,一个男人穿着和身旁模特一模一样的衣服,摆着和模特相同的姿势。
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Unconventional , off-the-wall colleagues are more likely to be the source of fresh thinking and innovation , the authors argue , than those more orderly and respectable types who mainly reinforce the status quo .
本书作者认为,不守传统、行为古怪的同事更有可能成为新鲜思想和创新的源泉,而那类更有条理、循规蹈矩的人,大多只是固守现状。