off-color

英 [ɒf ˈkʌlə(r)]

美 [ɔːf ˈkʌlər]

adj.  颜色不佳的，脸色不好的

化学

英英释义

adj

• humorously vulgar
  1. bawdy songs
  2. off-color jokes
  3. ribald language
  Synonym:bawdyribald
• in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
  1. an indelicate remark
  2. an off-color joke
  Synonym:indelicateoff-colour

双语例句

• 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。
• Often off-color points in color and color.
  常色分为主色与客色。
• Off-color cracks are nothing unusual on late-night TV, but they generally don't come from the President of the United States.
  在《今夜秀》电视栏目中，说一句不雅的笑话，这本来是极平常的事，但通常不是出自美国总统之口。
• He denies making off-color remarks about women.
  他否认曾口出对女性不敬的污言秽语。
• The experimental results showed that the addition of off-color inhibitor could efficiently prevent ABS antibacterial plastics from color deterioration, and raised antibacterial activity.
  研究结果表明，变色抑制剂可有效地防止抗菌ABS塑料的变色，提高抗菌性能；
• The CSS file defines an off-color background and font that I think make it easy to read.
  这个CSS文件定义了一个颜色一般的背景色和一种很便于阅读的字体。
• Don't tell off-color jokes, reveal company secrets, gossip about co-workers or espouse your views on race, religion or the boss'personality.
  不要讲低俗的笑话、泄露公司机密、讲同事的闲话或宣扬你关于种族、宗教的观点或你老板的人格。
• Is it harassment if a man stares at a woman's anatomy, or tells an off-color joke?
  如果一个男人瞪着眼睛看一个女人的生理部位，或说“黄色”笑话，这是不是性骚扰？
• You call it off-color, I call it nuts.
  心情不顺，依我看是疯掉了。
• He felt off-color but did not have any dramatic symptoms.
  他觉得不太舒服，但是又没什么明显症状。