off form
off form — 慣用語
1. playing or performing below your usual standard, especially in sport or on stage
失常
表現低於平時的正常水準
playing or performing below your usual standard, especially in sport or on stage
Soraya was off form at the piano competition and came fifth.
Soraya 在鋼琴比賽中失常，只得到第五名。
typically used with 'be': was off form
The team's best striker is off form this season, with only one goal.
該隊最佳前鋒本季不在狀態，只進了一球。
off form + time period: this season
Michael admitted he was off form during the interview and forgot key points.
Michael 承認自己面試時不在狀態，忘了關鍵要點。
admitted + off form clause
After little sleep, Yuki felt off form at the morning swim meet.
睡眠不足後，Yuki 在晨間游泳比賽中感到失常。
linking verb variant: felt off form
Romi's off-form batting cost the team a place in the final.
Romi 失常的打擊讓球隊失去晉級決賽的機會。
off-form as hyphenated adjective before noun
- be off form
- feel off form
- look off form
- slightly off form
- badly off form
- off one's game
similar meaning but takes a possessive pronoun and is used in both British and American English
- below par
slightly more formal; can describe things beyond personal performance (e.g. economic results)
- out of sorts
broader — can refer to being unwell or in a bad mood, not only performing poorly
- on form
performing at or above one's usual level
- in form
in good physical or competitive condition
- at one's best
performing at the highest level one is capable of
文法句型
be + off form
feel + off form
off-form + noun
用法筆記
Typically pairs with the verb 'be' (was off form, is off form). More frequent in British English; speakers of American English often say 'off one's game' to express the same idea.