stand-offish 疏远的
冷淡的
傲慢的
- But even before this week's scandal, some donors appeared stand-offish.
但是,即便在本周的丑闻之前,一些捐助国也开始显得疏远。 - Too truly. You have no idea how stand- offish I can be with people I don't love.
但是,我亲爱的,我不能故作聪明地去疏远你:我以爱你太深,确实如此。 - The relationship between Russia and Yakoob Regime was relatively stand-offish in later period.
俄国与后期阿古柏政权的关系较为冷却疏远。
standoffish \stand*off"ish\, stand-offish \stand-off"ish\a.
Shy or distant in manner; cold; aloof; reserved; not
friendly.
Syn: offish.
[PJC] -- {stand*off"ish*ness}, n. -- {stand*off"ish*ly},
adv.
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