off colour

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ˌoff-ˈcolour British English, off-color American English adjective  1  RUDE/OBSCENEsexually offensive 下流的，有伤风化的，猥亵的 off-color jokes 下流玩笑2  [not before noun] British EnglishMIILL slightly ill 稍有不适的，脸色不好的 She’s been feeling a bit off-colour lately. 近来她一直感到身体有点不舒服。

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off colour• I'm fine, thank you, but Elinor's a bit off colour at the moment.• Bruce went to the doctor, feeling a little off colour, and was told that he had anaemia.noff colourna) [not before noun] British EnglishILL someone who is off colour is feeling slightly ill b) [usually before noun] especially American EnglishRUDE/OBSCENE off-colour jokes, stories etc are rude and often about sex → colour

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off-colour• How does a rat tell the experimenter that it has a headache or feels a bit off-colour?• And you're looking a bit off-colour, to be honest.

ˌoff-ˈcolour adjectiveoff colourLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

Corpus sexually offensive

off colour

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++off colour  → off colour at colour1(4)

off colour  

off colourBrE /ˌɒf ˈkʌlə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɔːf ˈkʌlər/ 🔊, /ˌɑːf ˈkʌlər/ 🔊 (especially US ˌoff ˈcolor) adjective [not before noun] (BrE, informal) not in good health; looking or feeling ill/sick 身体不舒服；气色不佳；不适 [usually before noun] (especially NAmE) an off-colour joke is one that people think is rude, usually because it is about sex （笑话）粗俗的，下流的