Off the top of one's head 不假思索地
2023-06-16 13:21:30 每日學(xué)英語
the top of one's head是一個人的頭頂。off the top of one's head的意思是，一個人對某件事沒有準(zhǔn)確的信息，只是根據(jù)自己腦子里的大概記憶或猜測來發(fā)表意見，即馬上要說的話，不假思索地。
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I can’t give you the figure off the top of my head.
我不可能不假思索地把那數(shù)額告訴你。
Gold is doing really well these days. It is almost $500 an ounce and experts say that it will continue to rise. I can't be sure, but off the top of your head, I'd say that it hasn't been so high since the early 1980s.
最近黃金價格很好， 已經(jīng)漲到差不多五百美元一盎司了。 專家們說， 黃金價格還會上漲。 我可不太肯定， 我估計現(xiàn)在的黃金價格是二十世紀(jì)八十年代以來最高的。