off-key

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Musicoff-keyˌoff-ˈkey adjective 1 APMmusic that is off-key sounds unpleasant because it is played slightly above or below the correct pitch → in tune The band sounded slightly off-key.2 wrong or not suitable for the situation The jokes during the violent action scenes seemed off-key. —off-key adverb Someone upstairs was singing off-key.Examples from the Corpusoff-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.• 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.

单词	off-key
释义	off-key From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Musicoff-keyˌoff-ˈkey adjective 1 APMmusic that is off-key sounds unpleasant because it is played slightly above or below the correct pitch → in tune The band sounded slightly off-key.2 wrong or not suitable for the situation The jokes during the violent action scenes seemed off-key. —off-key adverb Someone upstairs was singing off-key.Examples from the Corpusoff-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.• 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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