有一搭无一搭

MEANING

1. 壹副adverb

   unimportant(inherited)

   • tāyǒuyīdāméiyīdādehuídá.

     他有一搭没一搭地回答。🔊

     He answered in a desultory manner, without sustained attention.

2. 貳副adverb

   perfunctory(inherited)

   • tāyǒuyīdāméiyīdādehuídáwǒdewèntí.

     他有一搭没一搭地回答我的问题。🔊

     He answered my question in a desultory manner, without much attention or consistency.

3. 參副adverb

   indifferent(inherited)

   • tāyǒuyīdāméiyīdādehuídá.

     他有一搭没一搭地回答。🔊

     He answered in a desultory manner, now engaging and now not.

4. 肆副adverb

   (of conversation) idly(inherited)

   • tāmenyǒuyīdāméiyīdādeliáozhe.

     他们有一搭没一搭地聊着。🔊

     They chatted in a desultory manner, on and off.