mistune
verb [ T ] (also mis-tune) uk/mɪsˈtʃuːn/ us/ˌmɪsˈtuːn/
为（乐器）调错音，定错弦
to change a part of a musical instrument in order to make it play particular sounds, but not in the correct or usual way
The piano had been mistuned, so the first half of the concert was a disaster.
The (deliberately) mistuned violin added an interesting expressiveness. （故意）调错弦的小提琴（为音乐）增添了一种有趣的表现力。
给（收音机、电视等）调错频率（致使不能接收节目）
If a radio, television, etc., is mistuned, it does not receive programmes clearly from a particular station.
The static from a mis-tuned radio has a fairly constant loudness. 调错了频率的收音机发出不变的静电噪声。
- More examples
- The lights obscured her face as she played her mistuned guitar.
- There were very few dropped notes or mistuned chords.
- As I struggled up the hill, my lungs whined like a mistuned banjo.