学个词Learn a Word 第390期 Off the cuff

今天我们要学的词是off the cuff¹。 Off the cuff, 是随意，即兴的意思。"French President Nicolas Sarkozy is known for his off-the-cuff remarks about everything from hostages to love," 法国总统萨尔科齐以即兴发表评论而出名，不论是针对人质事件还是针对爱情。

在办公室讲话要特别小心。"An off-the-cuff remark might turn out to be damaging to your career," 有时候你随便说的一句话就可能会影响到你事业的发展。哪些话不能说呢？首当其冲的就是 "That's not my job," 这不是我的工作。好的，今天我们学习的词是off the cuff...

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n.袖口；手铐；护腕；vt.用手铐铐；上袖口

参考例句：

• She hoped they wouldn't cuff her hands behind her back.她希望他们不要把她反铐起来。
• Would you please draw together the snag in my cuff?请你把我袖口上的裂口缝上好吗？