英 [ˌɒf ˈkiː] 美 [ˌɔːf ˈkiː]
adj. 不和谐的；走音的；不恰当的
off-key //
形容词 When music is off-key, it is not in tune. 走调的
...wailing, off-key vocals and strangled guitars.
...悲戚走调的歌声与哽咽的吉他声。
副词 Off-key is also an adverb. 走调地
Moe was having fun banging the drums and singing off-key.
莫伊自得其乐地一边打鼓，一边跑调地唱着。
走调的，不和谐的，不协调的
走调
... cacophonous adj. 发音不和谐的，不协调的 cacophony n. 难听的声音 off-key adj. 走调的，不和谐的 clarion adj. 声音高而清晰的；n. 尖音小号声；尖音小号 ...
... off-key 走调 ; 不平常的 ; 不和谐的 off-key a 跑调的 sing off-key 唱歌走音 ...
... incongruity n. 不协调，不相称 irreconcilable adj. 不能协调的，矛盾的（不可调和的） off-key adj. 不和谐的，走调的 ...
... off-iron ==> 等外生铁 off-key ==> 不正常的 off-limit file ==> 隔离文件 ...
不和谐的；走音的；不恰当的
Some of his remarks were very off-key.
他有些话说得很不得体。
Moe was having fun banging the drums and singing off-key.
莫伊自得其乐地一边打鼓，一边跑调地唱着。
Sometimes the epithets seemed completely off-key.
有时这些绰号似乎完全不中肯。
Kerry,during a recent trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, is credited with playing a key role in convincing Afghan President Hamid Karzai to enter a run-off election, following wide-spread corruption that tainted the initial contest in August.
VOA : standard.2009.10.26
's transparent attempt to recreate Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" success, complete with mumbled, off-key singing.
The president didn't give the speech exactly that Senator Kerry was expecting so his response, I think, was off-key.
Youzhny admitted his win owed much to coming up against an off-key Nadal.