| 词汇 | off-key |
| 释义 | off-keyWord family nounoffingoffishnessoffbeatoff-chanceoffcutoffhandednessoff-licenceoffprintoffputoff-puttingoff-rampoffscouringoffscumoffseasonoffsetoffshootoffsideoffsideroffspringofftakeadjectiveoffishoff-airoff-centreoff-dutyoffhandedoff-keyofflineoffpeakoff-pisteoff-roadoffsetableoff-siteoff-streetoff-whiteadverboffishlyoffhandoffhandedlyoff-messageoffshoreoffverboffloadoffsaddle Music ˌoff-ˈkey adjectiveadj 1 APMmusic that is off-key sounds unpleasant because it is played slightly above or below the correct pitch 〔音乐〕走调的，不和谐的 → in tune The band sounded slightly off-key. 乐队的演奏听起来稍稍走调了。 n2 wrong or not suitable for the situation The jokes during the violent action scenes seemed off-key. —off-key adverbadv Someone upstairs was singing off-key. 楼上有人正在不着调地唱着歌。 Examples from the Corpus off-key• The lead singer was completely off-key.• Alexia whistled this time, off-key.• He didn't have a good voice but he was never off-key.• Haden sounded just a little off-key about the whole affair.• The woman laughed but in a strangled, off-key kind of way and it struck me that she might be insane.• I skipped through the neighborhood, singing off-key songs.• The recorder came in with an adagio-like slowness and gravity, momentarily wobbled off-key, then recovered. |
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