be off the mark

基本解释

This would mean Yao's forecast could be off the mark .
这将意味着姚明的预测可能正确。
But when it comes to commodities like crude oil and corn, that may be off the mark.
但对原油、谷物等大宗商品来说，这个词或许还不适用。
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Predictions early in 2005 that the year would be the warmest on record turned out to be off the mark.
2005年早些时候曾有人预计，去年将是有观测记录以来地球历史上最暖的一个年头。

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Logically 1 is the only equilibrium, but you would be way off the mark if you chose 1.
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