off,离开，beat,击，打，韵律。比喻用法。

1. McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side.

麦格拉思记得他不同寻常的幽默感和他古怪的一面。

2. an offbeat approach to interviewing

别开生面的采访

3. She adores old, offbeat antiques.

她非常喜欢那些稀奇古怪的老古董。

4. But the primitive , offbeat rhythmic drive he added was entirely his own.

但是他加入的原型、非传统音乐节奏完全是他自己的创作.

5. It encouraged experimenters to propose offbeat or novel approaches to problems.

它鼓励实验人员提出大胆或创新的方法来解决问题.