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

The Daily Show has distinguished itself from other news programs by covering breaking stories in an offbeat, lighthearted style.
《每日秀》以离奇、轻松的风格报道突发事件，在众多新闻栏目中独树一帜。
She adores old, offbeat antiques.
她非常喜欢那些稀奇古怪的老古董。
His style is offbeat but highly creative.
他的风格很不寻常但非常有创造力。
Similarly, scholars and researchers must be given the freedom to choose their own areas of study, no matter how offbeat or seemingly useless those areas may be.
相类似地，学者和研究人员必须被赋予去选择他们自己研究领域的自由，无论那些领域可能是多么的怪异或似乎毫无用处。
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。
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。
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
Because a frilled lizard on the run is one of nature's most offbeat, entertaining sights.
因为逃跑中的皱褶蜥蜴是自然界最反传统和娱乐的景观之一。
Listen to interesting and offbeat interviews and discussions with software innovators.
收听新颖有趣的软件创新者访谈和讨论。
Piano master Lang Lang performed a surprising, offbeat encore at a concert in San Francisco: the pianist played Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" on the iPad.
钢琴大师朗朗用一种令人惊叹的方式在旧金山演奏了一曲安可：用iPad演奏了NikolaiRimsky-Korsakov的名曲野蜂。