be off-center
The axis is off-center.
轴是偏离中心的。
偏离中心的;偏心
位于中心或轴线之外;& adv. 偏心的(地);偏离中心的(地)
位于中心或轴线之外
situated away from the center or axis
The new sign is off-center, so I'm going to adjust it.
新标识牌偏离中心,所以我打算调整它。
用法提示:off-center 是形容词,作表语,表示位置不在中心。
An off-center table lamp made the room look more interesting.
一盏偏离中心的台灯让房间看起来更有趣。
用法提示:off-center 是形容词,作定语修饰 table lamp,表示位于中心之外的。
I noticed the title was slightly off-center on the page.
我注意到页面上的标题稍微偏离中心。
用法提示:off-center 是形容词,作表语,表示偏离中心的状态。
The axis is off-center.
轴是偏离中心的。
用作定语时通常位于名词前。
We used an off-center design.
我们采用了偏离中心的设计。
off-center 在此作副词修饰动词。
He hung the picture off-center.
他把画挂在偏离中心的位置。
用于技术或几何语境;不用于日常或形容性格
特指轴线偏离,用于光学或机械
强调倾斜;常用于统计或形状
强调两侧不均,可用于设计或生物
直观的不平衡;可用于抽象(如胜利)
grammar · medium
易错句子The picture off-center on the wall.
正确表达The picture is off-center on the wall.
中文学习者可能受汉语中形容词直接作谓语的影响,遗漏系动词。英语中形容词作表语时必须与系动词连用,因此需要加上 'is'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The off-center of the wheel needs adjustment.
正确表达The wheel being off-center needs adjustment.
'off-center' 是形容词或副词,不能作名词。中文学习者可能将其误用作名词(如“偏心”),应改为从句或动名词结构。
eccentric 可指位置偏离中心(如机械中的偏心轮),也可指行为古怪;off-center 仅指位置偏离中心。
asymmetric 强调整体不对称(两边不相等),不一定是偏离中心点;off-center 强调偏离中心点。
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