off-key 英 [ˈɔ:fˈki:, ˈɔf-]   美 [ˈɔfˈki, ˈɑf-]

off-key

off-key  英 [ˈɔ:fˈki:, ˈɔf-] 美 [ˈɔfˈki, ˈɑf-]

adj. 不和谐的;走音的;不恰当的 

Like so many other grouchy early morning, pre-coffee utterances I make, this one was ludicrously off-key. Things weren't wrong; they were right. 往常一大早牢骚满腹,喝咖啡前总发表意见,这次看来话是走了板儿了。事情没搞错,而且都上道了。
Allegedly, because of the lip-synch-proof demand from organizers of SF Gala in recent years, some actors decided to quit the Gala due to their singing-off-key during the rehearsal. 但据报道,由于近几年的春晚都要求真唱,以致彩排的时候不少演员频频跑调,一些人气演员也因此退出春晚。

  • Something that's off-key is out of tune or unmusical. If your jazz band is off-key from the first note of their first song, it'll make the audience cringe.
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  • adj. 不和谐的;走音的;不恰当的
  • 1. Like so many other grouchy early morning, pre-coffee utterances I make, this one was ludicrously off-key. Things weren't wrong; they were right.

    往常一大早牢骚满腹,喝咖啡前总发表意见,这次看来话是走了板儿了。事情没搞错,而且都上道了。

  • 2. Allegedly, because of the lip-synch-proof demand from organizers of SF Gala in recent years, some actors decided to quit the Gala due to their singing-off-key during the rehearsal.

    但据报道,由于近几年的春晚都要求真唱,以致彩排的时候不少演员频频跑调,一些人气演员也因此退出春晚。

  • 3. But when he started whistling off-key, I'd had enough.

    但是,当他开始吹口哨了钥匙,我受够了。

ˌoff-ˈkey / ; NAmE / adjective 1 (of a voice or a musical instrument 声音或乐器 ) not in tune 走调;不和谐 2 not suitable or correct in a particular situation 不得体;不相宜;不恰当;不适当 SYN inappropriate Some of his remarks were very off-key. 他有些话说得很不得体。 ˌoff-ˈkey adverb to sing off-key 唱走了调 ˌoff-ˈkey / ; NAmE /
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