off base片語

大錯特錯、完全不對、搞錯美式，口語

Your guess about why she quit is way off base.

你猜她辭職的原因，完全猜錯了。

措手不及、出其不意常與 catch 連用

The reporter's last question caught the mayor off base.

記者最後一個問題讓市長措手不及。

離壘棒球

The runner was tagged out while off base.

跑者離壘時被觸殺出局。

錯誤的、不當的美式

He apologized for his off-base remarks about her work.

他為自己對她工作的不當評論道歉。