Definition of off-key in English:

off-key

adjective & adverb

1(of music) not having the correct pitch; out of tune.
（音乐）走调的（地）；走音的（地）
Example sentencesExamples
- Once every candle burned brightly, an off-key chorus began to sing ‘Happy Birthday.’
- It is like hearing lovely melodies sung off-key.
- A few stand watching a brave soul with a karaoke machine belt out an off-key tune.
- But we sang along anyway, and there were no off-key notes or minor chords, not even from Mama, who quite simply could not carry a tune.
- Why are the gospel tunes in the soundtrack so annoyingly off-key and out of synch?
- They know what mood I am in from the music that I play on the radio and the off-key, wrong lyrics that I belt out.
- Then suddenly, in a slightly hoarse and off-key voice, he sang the lullaby that Mom used to sing to me.
- It was kind of neat to see four women all lined up singing, but the off-key harmonizing didn't grab me.
- He multi-tracks the vocals on this song and the off-key harmonics of his offbeat voice work brilliantly.
- He wouldn't go to sleep and I'd just go from one song to the next in this flat, off-key voice.
- If the background music was distinctly off-key, so too were far too many aspects of the meal.
- The brass band plays off-key.
- He had on his headset and sang along in his off-key fashion.
- She bade me goodnight and walked away, swaying only slightly, and humming an off-key tune under her breath.
- With that he turned up the radio to an old eighties rock song, and we started our off-key duet in very loud voices.
- Add off-key electronic music, and you begin to have some idea of how annoying this is.
- We don't see that playing out of tune or singing off-key is revolutionary.
- A chorus of giggles promptly followed the off-key ditty.
- The off-key singing of the congregations at Church and the reels and jigs of the Connecticut fiddle players enchanted him.
- Does he see how I look down my nose at the enthusiastic choir member who sings off-key?
Synonyms
out of tune, flat, tuneless, unmusical, unmelodic, discordant, dissonant, unharmonious
1. 1.1 Not in accordance with what is appropriate or correct in the circumstances.
  不合适的（地）；不恰当的（地）
  as adjective some of the cinematic effects are distractingly off-key
  有些电影效果很不得当。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This bill is off-key, out of tune, and even if the Labour Government flatly denies it, its shrill crescendos of fortissimo make no difference to the fact that it is prescribing State control.
  She croaks, squeaks, howls, and whines her way through the role, nearly always off-key and most horrid.
  The actor's performance is horridly off-key - his screaming antics would be more appropriate for a cartoon villain.
  Synonyms
  incongruous, inappropriate, unsuitable, discordant, out of place, out of keeping, jarring, dissonant, inharmonious

Definition of off-key in US English:

off-key

adverb & adjectiveˈɔf ˈˌki

1(of music or singing) not having the correct tone or pitch; out of tune.
（音乐）走调的（地）；走音的（地）
Example sentencesExamples
- With that he turned up the radio to an old eighties rock song, and we started our off-key duet in very loud voices.
- He multi-tracks the vocals on this song and the off-key harmonics of his offbeat voice work brilliantly.
- Does he see how I look down my nose at the enthusiastic choir member who sings off-key?
- Then suddenly, in a slightly hoarse and off-key voice, he sang the lullaby that Mom used to sing to me.
- Add off-key electronic music, and you begin to have some idea of how annoying this is.
- He had on his headset and sang along in his off-key fashion.
- The off-key singing of the congregations at Church and the reels and jigs of the Connecticut fiddle players enchanted him.
- If the background music was distinctly off-key, so too were far too many aspects of the meal.
- They know what mood I am in from the music that I play on the radio and the off-key, wrong lyrics that I belt out.
- A chorus of giggles promptly followed the off-key ditty.
- The brass band plays off-key.
- Why are the gospel tunes in the soundtrack so annoyingly off-key and out of synch?
- We don't see that playing out of tune or singing off-key is revolutionary.
- He wouldn't go to sleep and I'd just go from one song to the next in this flat, off-key voice.
- It is like hearing lovely melodies sung off-key.
- Once every candle burned brightly, an off-key chorus began to sing ‘Happy Birthday.’
- A few stand watching a brave soul with a karaoke machine belt out an off-key tune.
- She bade me goodnight and walked away, swaying only slightly, and humming an off-key tune under her breath.
- But we sang along anyway, and there were no off-key notes or minor chords, not even from Mama, who quite simply could not carry a tune.
- It was kind of neat to see four women all lined up singing, but the off-key harmonizing didn't grab me.
Synonyms
out of tune, flat, tuneless, unmusical, unmelodic, discordant, dissonant, unharmonious
1. 1.1 Not in accordance with what is appropriate or correct in the circumstances.
  不合适的（地）；不恰当的（地）
  as adjective some of the cinematic effects are distractingly off-key
  有些电影效果很不得当。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The actor's performance is horridly off-key - his screaming antics would be more appropriate for a cartoon villain.
  This bill is off-key, out of tune, and even if the Labour Government flatly denies it, its shrill crescendos of fortissimo make no difference to the fact that it is prescribing State control.
  She croaks, squeaks, howls, and whines her way through the role, nearly always off-key and most horrid.
  Synonyms
  incongruous, inappropriate, unsuitable, discordant, out of place, out of keeping, jarring, dissonant, inharmonious

单词	off-key
释义	Definition of off-key in English: off-key adjective & adverb 1(of music) not having the correct pitch; out of tune. （音乐）走调的（地）；走音的（地） Example sentencesExamples Once every candle burned brightly, an off-key chorus began to sing ‘Happy Birthday.’ It is like hearing lovely melodies sung off-key. A few stand watching a brave soul with a karaoke machine belt out an off-key tune. But we sang along anyway, and there were no off-key notes or minor chords, not even from Mama, who quite simply could not carry a tune. Why are the gospel tunes in the soundtrack so annoyingly off-key and out of synch? They know what mood I am in from the music that I play on the radio and the off-key, wrong lyrics that I belt out. Then suddenly, in a slightly hoarse and off-key voice, he sang the lullaby that Mom used to sing to me. It was kind of neat to see four women all lined up singing, but the off-key harmonizing didn't grab me. He multi-tracks the vocals on this song and the off-key harmonics of his offbeat voice work brilliantly. He wouldn't go to sleep and I'd just go from one song to the next in this flat, off-key voice. If the background music was distinctly off-key, so too were far too many aspects of the meal. The brass band plays off-key. He had on his headset and sang along in his off-key fashion. She bade me goodnight and walked away, swaying only slightly, and humming an off-key tune under her breath. With that he turned up the radio to an old eighties rock song, and we started our off-key duet in very loud voices. Add off-key electronic music, and you begin to have some idea of how annoying this is. We don't see that playing out of tune or singing off-key is revolutionary. A chorus of giggles promptly followed the off-key ditty. The off-key singing of the congregations at Church and the reels and jigs of the Connecticut fiddle players enchanted him. Does he see how I look down my nose at the enthusiastic choir member who sings off-key? Synonyms out of tune, flat, tuneless, unmusical, unmelodic, discordant, dissonant, unharmonious 1.1 Not in accordance with what is appropriate or correct in the circumstances. 不合适的（地）；不恰当的（地） as adjective some of the cinematic effects are distractingly off-key 有些电影效果很不得当。 Example sentencesExamples This bill is off-key, out of tune, and even if the Labour Government flatly denies it, its shrill crescendos of fortissimo make no difference to the fact that it is prescribing State control. She croaks, squeaks, howls, and whines her way through the role, nearly always off-key and most horrid. The actor's performance is horridly off-key - his screaming antics would be more appropriate for a cartoon villain. Synonyms incongruous, inappropriate, unsuitable, discordant, out of place, out of keeping, jarring, dissonant, inharmonious Definition of off-key in US English: off-key adverb & adjectiveˈɔf ˈˌki 1(of music or singing) not having the correct tone or pitch; out of tune. （音乐）走调的（地）；走音的（地） Example sentencesExamples With that he turned up the radio to an old eighties rock song, and we started our off-key duet in very loud voices. He multi-tracks the vocals on this song and the off-key harmonics of his offbeat voice work brilliantly. Does he see how I look down my nose at the enthusiastic choir member who sings off-key? Then suddenly, in a slightly hoarse and off-key voice, he sang the lullaby that Mom used to sing to me. Add off-key electronic music, and you begin to have some idea of how annoying this is. He had on his headset and sang along in his off-key fashion. The off-key singing of the congregations at Church and the reels and jigs of the Connecticut fiddle players enchanted him. If the background music was distinctly off-key, so too were far too many aspects of the meal. They know what mood I am in from the music that I play on the radio and the off-key, wrong lyrics that I belt out. A chorus of giggles promptly followed the off-key ditty. The brass band plays off-key. Why are the gospel tunes in the soundtrack so annoyingly off-key and out of synch? We don't see that playing out of tune or singing off-key is revolutionary. He wouldn't go to sleep and I'd just go from one song to the next in this flat, off-key voice. It is like hearing lovely melodies sung off-key. Once every candle burned brightly, an off-key chorus began to sing ‘Happy Birthday.’ A few stand watching a brave soul with a karaoke machine belt out an off-key tune. She bade me goodnight and walked away, swaying only slightly, and humming an off-key tune under her breath. But we sang along anyway, and there were no off-key notes or minor chords, not even from Mama, who quite simply could not carry a tune. It was kind of neat to see four women all lined up singing, but the off-key harmonizing didn't grab me. Synonyms out of tune, flat, tuneless, unmusical, unmelodic, discordant, dissonant, unharmonious 1.1 Not in accordance with what is appropriate or correct in the circumstances. 不合适的（地）；不恰当的（地） as adjective some of the cinematic effects are distractingly off-key 有些电影效果很不得当。 Example sentencesExamples The actor's performance is horridly off-key - his screaming antics would be more appropriate for a cartoon villain. This bill is off-key, out of tune, and even if the Labour Government flatly denies it, its shrill crescendos of fortissimo make no difference to the fact that it is prescribing State control. She croaks, squeaks, howls, and whines her way through the role, nearly always off-key and most horrid. Synonyms incongruous, inappropriate, unsuitable, discordant, out of place, out of keeping, jarring, dissonant, inharmonious
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