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standoffish

/stand-aw-fish, -of-ish/US // ˈstændˈɔ fɪʃ, -ˈɒf ɪʃ //UK // (ˌstændˈɒfɪʃ) //

落落寡合,冷淡,冷漠,冷漠的

Related Words

aloof无动于衷,冷漠无情,冷漠的,冷漠antisocial反社会,反社会的,反社会性,反社会主义cool酷,冷却,酷酷的,清凉haughty傲慢的,高傲的,傲慢,傲慢无礼indifferent无动于衷,漠不关心,漠不关心的,无动于衷的misanthropic厌世的人,厌世的,厌世者,厌世reclusive隐居,孤僻,孤独的,孤僻的remote远程,遥远的,遥控,遥远reserved保留,保留的,保留的权利solitary孤独的,独居者,孤立无援,孤立无援的unapproachable不可接近的,不可接近,不易接近,高不可攀unsociable独来独往,不合群的人,不合群,独来独往的人withdrawn撤回的,撤销了,撤销的,已撤销eremitic侵蚀性的,侵蚀性,侵蚀,蚀刻的uncompanionable不相容的,不合群,不共戴天,不合群的人

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.cold, distant
Synonyms
aloof无动于衷,冷漠无情,冷漠的,冷漠antisocial反社会,反社会的,反社会性,反社会主义cool酷,冷却,酷酷的,清凉eremitic侵蚀性的,侵蚀性,侵蚀,蚀刻的haughty傲慢的,高傲的,傲慢,傲慢无礼indifferent无动于衷,漠不关心,漠不关心的,无动于衷的misanthropic厌世的人,厌世的,厌世者,厌世reclusive隐居,孤僻,孤独的,孤僻的remote远程,遥远的,遥控,遥远reserved保留,保留的,保留的权利solitary孤独的,独居者,孤立无援,孤立无援的unapproachable不可接近的,不可接近,不易接近,高不可攀uncompanionable不相容的,不合群,不共戴天,不合群的人unsociable独来独往,不合群的人,不合群,独来独往的人withdrawn撤回的,撤销了,撤销的,已撤销

Examples

  • Every standoffish adult survived as a chick by this cuddling.

  • In Google’s earliest days its co-founders were standoffish at best with journalists.

  • A father whose son played soccer with Holmes recalls that the young man was “kind of a strange, standoffish kid,” he said.

  • Jack and Jill, the two biggest ones, they was a leetle mite standoffish and inclined to play it safe.

  • He seemed to be extremely standoffish, cold from embarrassment, and proud from lack of graciousness.

  • His initial impression was he was a shade standoffish or not over effusive but it grew on him someway.

  • The meal ended, she rose and swept him a curtsey, neither over-friendly nor standoffish.

  • I am sure I don't know what to think of the English students being "standoffish" with Americans.

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