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off-message

/awf-mes-ij, of‐/US // ˈɔfˈmɛs ɪdʒ, ˈɒf‐ //

非信息,讯息外,讯息外的,非信息类

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : straying from or contradicting the central theme or official message of a political, business, or other organization: The last speaker was way off-message with his bad jokes and irrelevant anecdotes.

Examples

  • Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.

  • A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.

  • The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.

  • When it comes to educating our children, Congress should heed that message, not ignore it.

  • Leelah Alcorn's message was sent, and heard, and things started changing.

  • A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.

  • His head fell back limp on MacRae's arm, and the rest of the message went with the game old Dutchman across the big divide.

  • We were interrupted at this moment by a message from General Houston, to whom we immediately hastened.

  • "It will go through, if I live," calmly replied Harry, as he carefully concealed the message in the lining of his coat.

  • In the telegraph office a young signaler was sending a thrilling message to Umballa, Lahore and the north.