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off-key

/awf-kee, of-/US // ˈɔfˈki, ˈɒf- //

失调,走音,走调,跑调

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : deviating from the correct tone or pitch; out of tune.
    • : Informal. somewhat irregular, abnormal, or incongruous.

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Examples

  • 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.