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

Accessories, jewelry or offbeat shoes or socks can reflect your personal style.
配饰、珠宝或者有个性的鞋或袜子都能反映出你的个人风格。
Try to read recipients'reactions, and if someone seems put off, think about a less offbeat selection next time.
试着解读一下接受者的反应，如果有谁看上去对你的礼物不感兴趣，那下一次就要少选择一些标新立异的礼物。
I feel very fortunate in that regard, especially having begun the study of Chinese when it was considered an offbeat, arcane pursuit by many.
我觉得自己在这方面是非常幸运的，特别是在大多数人都认为是离经叛道、不可思议的时候学起了中文。
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？）
We'll have no more offbeat dialogue.
我们不会再有不合常规的对话了。
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。
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。
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。
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。