Way off the point là gì

Completely incorrect, mistaken, or misinformed. A: "I'd say there are probably 500 jellybeans in that jar!" B: "Nope, you're way off! There's 1,725." Tom is way off about Jenny if he thinks she's the type to rat us out.

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Inf. Fig. on the wrong track; completely wrong. I think you're way off base. Try again. Sorry. You are way off. You should just give up.

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  • Thread starter happyfield
  • Start date Jan 20, 2012

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a long way off

1.at a long distance相距很远
The town is a long way off.那个城市在很远的地方。
2.far in the future(在时间上)离现在远
Christmas is still a long way off.圣诞节还早着呢。
3.far from 远非
The novel is a long way off perfection.这部小说远非完美之作。

way off|way

adj. phr. At a great distance from a particular point (said of a discrepancy). We were way off on our calculations; the house cost us twice as much as we had thought.

way off

Completely incorrect, mistaken, or misinformed. A: "I'd say there are probably 500 jellybeans in that jar!" B: "Nope, you're way off! There's 1,725." Tom is way off about Jenny if he thinks she's the type to rat us out.Learn more: off, way

way off (base)

Inf. Fig. on the wrong track; completely wrong. I think you're way off base. Try again. Sorry. You are way off. You should just give up.Learn more: off, way

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