speak off the cuff

基本解釋

Of course, the more knowledge you have the subject to be discussed, the easier it will be to speak about it off the cuff.
當(dāng)然，你掌握的關(guān)于主題的知識(shí)越多，做即席演講就會(huì)越容易。
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Tonight I want to speak from the heart. I'm going to speak off the cuff.
今晚我要說說心里話。
"Hello, can I speak to the president?" is not an off-the-cuff request an operator is ever likely tohear from a world leader.
電話接線員不太可能有機(jī)會(huì)從一國(guó)領(lǐng)袖那里聽到“哈啰，麻煩找一下總統(tǒng)”這樣的隨意請(qǐng)求。

Edwards said her one misgiving is that she has not yet seen Palin speak off the cuff without a prepared speech.
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And I wonder, do you find yourself relying more and more on scripts, or do you still trust yourself to speak off the cuff?
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