wide of the mark

短语
大学

远离目标, 毫不相关

发音

UK /ˈwaɪd əv ðə ˈmɑːk/
AU
US /ˈwaɪd əv ðə ˈmɑɹk/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a projectile: missing the target.

  2. 2.

    (Very) inaccurate.

    习语

    Well, I suppose you could say the weatherman was wide of the mark again then!

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

wide

近义相关 1

inaccurate

词源

From archery and sports jargon. Sometimes corrupted to wide(ly) off the mark (as in far off the mark, way off base).

来源：wiktionary