Off-key
[ ['ɔfki:] ]
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a. 走调的, 不正常的, 不适合的, 不和谐的
📖 牛津释义
off-key
adj, adv out of tune 走调（的）; 不和谐（的）: sing off-key 唱走了调
(fig 比喻) Some of his remarks were rather off-key, ie not fitting or suitable. 他的话有些是走了板儿了.
🧩 词语组成解析
off
[ɔ:f, ɔf]
prep. 从…落下;离开;从…去掉;下班;
adv. 离开;距，离;被取消;下班;
adj. 不新鲜的;不能接受;不礼貌;
n. 起跑;
v. 杀死;
key
[kiː]
n. 钥匙;（打字机等的）键;关键，线索，秘诀;（音乐的）调;
vt. 键入;锁上;调节…的音调;提供线索;
vi. 使用钥匙;
adj. 关键的;主要的;
🗣️ 情景例句
Would you like some coffee?
要不要来点咖啡？
I would like to go to town, Do you want to go, too?
我要去城里，你是不是也要去？
and the trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwards uses it for offensive purposes.
象鼻子最后疼得卷了起来，以后它就很少用鼻子去进攻了。