standoffish

1. ADJ-GRADED 冷漠的;冷淡的;疏远的
   If you say that someone is stand-offish, you mean that they behave in a formal and rather unfriendly way.
   1. He can be quite stand-offish and rude, even to his friends.
      他有时会很冷淡，很粗鲁，甚至对自己的朋友也是如此。

1. Mary only seems standoffish; once you get to know her, she is nice. He's a mighty fine man, and reminds me of my cousin, Dan Malony.
   玛丽只是看起来冷漠；一旦你认识她，她人很好的。他长得很好，有点儿像我的堂兄弟旦恩·玛洛内。
2. Even if you cannot keep your mood jolly, watch your words so you do not come across as standoffish or distracted.
   即便你无法使你的心情开朗起来，也要注意说话的用词，不要显得冷淡或心不在焉。
3. Mary only seem standoffish; once you get to know her, she is nice.
   玛莉只是看起来冷漠；一旦你认识她，她人很好的。
4. Japan's trade and investment ties with East Asian nations are bounding ahead faster than those with other parts of the world, yet is has been standoffish, or even hostile, to permitting other Asians to live here.
   日本与东亚国家的贸易和投资关系大力推进，速度超过与世界其他地区。但是对于允许其他亚洲人在此间（日本）居留问题则持保留甚至，敌对态度。
5. Example: She never speaks to us at work; she's so standoffish.
   她在工作中从不和我们说话，她真冷漠。
6. She was growing a little less standoffish.
   她逐渐变得不那么冷淡了。
7. He is very spry and well-dressed, more like a young society man than anything else, and very standoffish.
   他很活泼，衣着很讲究，很象一个社交场中的年轻人，而且很自高自大。
8. Alice is a little standoffish when it comes to socializing.
   艾丽斯一到社交场合就（显得）有些冷漠。
9. The Arabs, on the other hand, coming from a culture where much closer distance is the norm, may be feeling that the Americans are being "standoffish".
   而来自视近距离为准则这种文化背景的阿拉伯人则可能认为美国人有些冷淡。

adj

1. lacking cordiality
   1. a standoffish manner

   Synonym:    offish