offbeat

英 [ˌɒfˈbiːt]

美 [ˌɔːfˈbiːt]

adj.  不寻常的; 不落俗套的; 标新立异的

GRE

BNC.35050 / COCA.15164

牛津词典

adj.

• 不寻常的；不落俗套的；标新立异的
  different from what most people expect
  1. offbeat humour
     另类的幽默
  2. an offbeat approach to interviewing
     别开生面的采访

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不寻常的；非常规的；非正统的
  If you describe something or someone asoffbeat, you think that they are different from normal.
  1. She adores old, offbeat antiques.
     她非常喜欢那些稀奇古怪的老古董。
  2. ...a wickedly offbeat imagination.
     绝妙另类的想象力

英英释义

noun

• an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
  Synonym:upbeat

adj

• informal terms
  Synonym:far-outkinkyquirkyway-out

双语例句

• McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side
  麦格拉思记得他不同寻常的幽默感和他古怪的一面。
• American shoppers are increasingly seeking out offbeat and unique shopping options like flea markets, antique shows, garage sales and craft fairs that offer one-of-a-kind goods
  美国费者越来越追求那种不拘常规、个性独特的购物方式：如跳蚤市
• If you want to link more offbeat hubs ( Baku Kinshasa Paramaribo, anyone?)
  如果你想要加入更多不寻常的城市（巴库-金沙萨-帕拉马里博，有人想去么？）
• Yet it is more than an offbeat parable about co-operation.
  但它不仅仅是一个关于合作的反传统寓言。
• I even loved his quirks, like his offbeat sense of humor.
  我甚至喜欢他的怪癖，比如他与众不同的幽默感。
• The first was to the graduates of Simon's Rock, an offbeat school in Western Mass.
  第一场是对西蒙洛克学院的毕业生，一个在西方大众眼里比较奇怪的学校。
• But there are offbeat neighborhoods to explore and old-fashioned towns nearby where you can still savour something of bygone days.
  但附近还有小块的地区可以供游客进行探索，老式风格的城镇也仍然能让你欣赏到逝去岁月中的一些东西。
• The striking feature of the novel full of mysteries, will be explored from its offbeat plot and structure and symbolic descriptions.
  在该作品中，作者将曲折离奇的情节结构与富于象征意味的描写相互交织在一起，使小说表现出强烈的神秘性。
• She adores old, offbeat antiques.
  她非常喜欢那些稀奇古怪的老古董。
• There is something offbeat about him.
  他有点不对劲！