off-key

/awf-kee, of-/US // ˈɔfˈki, ˈɒf- //

失调,走音,走调,跑调

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : deviating from the correct tone or pitch; out of tune.
- : Informal. somewhat irregular, abnormal, or incongruous.

adj.not sounding right

Synonyms

Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
Getting men to do their share of care and domestic work is a key overlooked strategy in reducing poverty.
The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
The off-year special election into which Duke threw himself drew little media notice at first.
Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.
A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
Mr. Collingwood, taking the key from his mother, locked the little door in the boarding, after them.
About her neck was hung a covered basket and a door-key; and Davy at once concluded that she was Sindbad's house-keeper.
The girl smiled, and drew out a large key, and nodded, still smiling as she replaced it.

/awf-kee, of-/US // ˈɔfˈki, ˈɒf- //

失调,走音,走调,跑调

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : deviating from the correct tone or pitch; out of tune.
- : Informal. somewhat irregular, abnormal, or incongruous.

adj.not sounding right

Synonyms

Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
Getting men to do their share of care and domestic work is a key overlooked strategy in reducing poverty.
The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
The off-year special election into which Duke threw himself drew little media notice at first.
Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.
A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
Mr. Collingwood, taking the key from his mother, locked the little door in the boarding, after them.
About her neck was hung a covered basket and a door-key; and Davy at once concluded that she was Sindbad's house-keeper.
The girl smiled, and drew out a large key, and nodded, still smiling as she replaced it.