英语词汇“off-key”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

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.

You might not care if your friends are off-key when they sing "Happy Birthday" and present you with a chocolate cake, but you may want to get your money back if you buy expensive tickets to hear an orchestra play off-key renditions of Bach and Beethoven. This musical meaning inspired the figurative off-key, meaning "not fitting" or "clashing": "The mayor's big-city values are off-key in our little village."

WORD FAMILY

off-key

USAGE EXAMPLES

Wearing rabbit ears, she belts out an off-key version of the achingly sad “Without You.”

New York Times(Nov 04, 2016)

The performance is an off-key warning siren: This series is not for everyone.

New York Times(Oct 13, 2016)

I tossed my untouched review book to the bottom of my suitcase, yodeling an off-key version of “ding-dong the test is dead.”

Slate(Oct 07, 2016)

adj inaccurate in pitch

Syn

false, sour
inharmonious, unharmonious

not in harmony

单词	off-key
释义	off-key (once / 66401 pages) adj 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. You might not care if your friends are off-key when they sing "Happy Birthday" and present you with a chocolate cake, but you may want to get your money back if you buy expensive tickets to hear an orchestra play off-key renditions of Bach and Beethoven. This musical meaning inspired the figurative off-key, meaning "not fitting" or "clashing": "The mayor's big-city values are off-key in our little village." WORD FAMILY off-key USAGE EXAMPLES Wearing rabbit ears, she belts out an off-key version of the achingly sad “Without You.” New York Times(Nov 04, 2016) The performance is an off-key warning siren: This series is not for everyone. New York Times(Oct 13, 2016) I tossed my untouched review book to the bottom of my suitcase, yodeling an off-key version of “ding-dong the test is dead.” Slate(Oct 07, 2016) adj inaccurate in pitch Syn false, sour inharmonious, unharmonious not in harmony
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