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
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- Some of his remarks were very off-key.
他有些话说得很不得体。
- Some of his remarks were very off-key.
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.- ...wailing, off-key vocals and strangled guitars...
悲戚走调的歌声与哽咽的吉他声 - No, no, no. This won't do. Someone is off-key.
不,不,不,这怎么行,有人唱走调了。 - Off-keyis also an adverb.
- 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。
- ...wailing, off-key vocals and strangled guitars...
英英释义
adj
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Some of his remarks were very off-key.
他有些话说得很不得体。 - 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。 - 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。 - Sheila was singing loudly in an off-key soprano.
希拉正用走调的女高音在大声唱着。 - No, no, no. This won't do. Someone is off-key.
不,不,不,这怎么行,有人唱走调了。