off-colour

形容词颜色不佳的，脸色不好的

1. 颜色不佳的：off-color 颜色不佳的 | off-colour 颜色不佳的 | off-day 倒楣的日子

2. 色差;染色走樣：novelty 新穎飾物 | off colour 色差;染色走樣 | oil coating 防油功能

3. 不對色：關 off | 不對色 off colour | 等外,級外 off grade

4. 看上去脸色不好,生病了：Odds and ends 零碎的东西 | Off colour 看上去脸色不好,生病了 | Off the beaten track 偏僻地, 不落俗套地

1. 不舒服的；身体欠佳的
    If you say that you are feeling off-colour, you mean that you are slightly ill.

    e.g. For three weeks Maurice felt off-colour but did not have any dramatic symptoms.
           莫里斯连续3周都不大舒服，但又没有什么明显的症状。

2. 表现差强人意的；状态不佳的
    If you say that someone's performance is off-colour, you mean that they are not performing as well as they usually do.

    e.g. Milan looked off-colour but eventually took the lead in the 82nd minute.
           米兰队的表现差强人意，但最终在第82分钟时取得了领先。

3. （笑话、言语）近乎下流的，不成体统的
    An off-colour joke or remark is rather rude or offensive.

    e.g. He denies making off-color remarks about women.
           他否认曾口出对女性不敬的污言秽语。

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