off-key

英 [ˌɒf ˈkiː]

美 [ˌɔːf ˈkiː]

adj.  走调; 不和谐; 不得体; 不相宜; 不恰当; 不适当

GRE

牛津词典

adj.

• 走调；不和谐
  not in tune
• 不得体；不相宜；不恰当；不适当
  not suitable or correct in a particular situation
  1. Some of his remarks were very off-key.
     他有些话说得很不得体。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （音乐）走调的，不和谐的，不协调的
  When music isoff-key, it is not in tune.
  1. ...wailing, off-key vocals and strangled guitars...
     悲戚走调的歌声与哽咽的吉他声
  2. No, no, no. This won't do. Someone is off-key.
     不，不，不，这怎么行，有人唱走调了。
  3. Off-keyis also an adverb.
     
  4. Moe was having fun banging the drums and singing off-key.
     莫自得其乐地一边敲着鼓，一边不成调地唱着歌。

英英释义

adj

• inaccurate in pitch
  1. a false (or sour) note
  2. her singing was off key
  Synonym:falsesour

双语例句

• Sheila was singing loudly in an off-key soprano.
  希拉正用走调的女高音在大声唱着。
• We sang carols in loud, off-key voices, saved only by that amazing soprano.
  我们大家用走了调的嗓子高声唱着圣诞颂歌，除了那动人心魄的女高音。
• No, no, no. This won't do. Someone is off-key.
  不，不，不，这怎么行，有人唱走调了。
• There is also good news for those forced to listen: the technology will be able to make off-key warbling sound in-tune.
  这对于那些被动听这些业余歌手唱歌的人来说无异于是一种福音，因为该技术能够让经常跑调的人找到调子。
• She spent hours playing her old, off-key piano.
  她许多时候都在弹她那架又旧变调的钢琴。
• Some of his remarks were very off-key.
  他有些话说得很不得体。
• For much of the globe this involves sipping bubbly with friends until the sun comes up, seeing out the old year with bonfires and flares and off-key renditions of Auld Lang Syne.
  对于世界上许多人而言，庆祝新年就是和朋友一起彻夜不眠，喝着香槟酒，在篝火前哼着跑调的《友谊天长地久》，欣赏着辞旧迎新的烟花，直到新年的太阳升起。
• When there is harmonization ( even if everyone is harmonizing off-key), there will be tremendous pressure to retain the status-quo.
  当需要协调时，要保留原有的状态需要面临巨大的压力。
• When George told jokes at the funeral, every one thought his action was off-key.
  乔治在追悼会上说笑话，大家都认为他太不识大体了。