tune

[tju:n]

n.曲调, 调子, 和谐, 协调, 数量
vt.为 ... 调音, 调整
vi.调音, 调整频率

n.

1. 曲调; 歌曲; 旋律[C]

Tony wrote the words of the song and Kris wrote the tune.

托尼写歌词, 克丽丝谱曲。

2. (乐器, 歌声)准确的音调[U]

The piano is out of tune.

这钢琴走调了。

3. 和音, 和谐[U]

She has never learnt to sing in tune.

她从未学会和着调子唱歌。

4. 协调, 一致[U]

A person out of tune with his surroundings is unhappy.

一个与环境格格不入的人是不会快乐的。

5. (无线电等的)调谐, 调音[U]

6. 腔调, 语气

She has changed her tune about children since she got married and had her own.

自从结婚生子之后她已经改变了对孩子的论调。

7. 正常的状态(或心情)[U]

Are you in tune for study today?

你今天有心思学习吗?

vt.

1. 为……调音; 调准……的音调[(+up)]

He tuned his violin before he started playing.

演奏前他先将小提琴调音。

2. 调整……的频率(或频道)[(+to)]

Please tune the television set to Channel 5.

请将电视机调到第五频道。

3. 使协调, 使一致

The colors are perfectly tuned to each other.

这些颜色很协调。

4. 与……建立无线电联系

5. 调整(引擎等)

The machine has just been tuned.

机器刚刚调整过。

vi.

1. 发出音乐声, 发声

It's said that child could tune before it could speak.

据说孩子在会讲话之前就会哼出调子了。

2. 协调, 达到一致

3. 调谐[(+in/to)]

We always tune in to Radio 4 to hear the 10 o'clock news.

我们总是调到无线电四台听十点钟的新闻节目。

4. 调音, 定弦[(+up)]

The orchestra is tuning up ready to begin.

管弦乐队正在调音, 准备马上演奏。

词形变化

动词过去式: tuned | 动词过去分词: tuned | 动词现在分词: tuning | 动词第三人称单数: tunes |

词义辨析

同义:

n.曲调; 歌曲; 旋律

melody  music  harmony  song  

同义参见:

air  

英英释义

名词 tune:

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

同义词：melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase

the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch

the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency

动词 tune:

adjust for (better) functioning

同义词：tune up

adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)

同义词：tune up

短语词组

change one's tune

1. 改变态度

Why did he suddenly change his tune?

他为什么突然改变了态度?

补充

tunetune英:[tju:n] 美:[tun, tjun]n.1.曲调, 曲子The violin and the piano seem to be out of tune.钢琴和小提琴好像不合调。vt. & vi.1.调音The orchestra tuned their instruments.乐队调好了他们的乐器。vt.1.调整How long has it been since you've had a mechanic tune this engine?你已经有多长时间没请汽车修理工调整这台引擎了?

例句

1. She was humming a merry little tune.她正哼着一支欢快的小曲子。 2. She'll also be playing your favourite pop tunes.她还将演奏你最喜欢的流行乐曲。 3. Blagojevich noted a different tune from the attorney general.布拉戈耶维奇注意到司法部长情绪有异。 4. Who would then be calling the tune in Parliament?那么在议会谁说了算？ 5. You've changed your tune since this morning, haven't you?你从今天早上就变卦了, 是不是？ 6. At this point Straw changed his tune. 'Yes, I know of a missing file,' he said.这时斯特劳的态度变了。“是的, 我知道丢了一份文件。”他说。 7. The danger of commercialism is that the churches end up dancing to the tune of their big business sponsors.商业主义的危险就是教会最终可能会被大赞助商牵着鼻子走。 8. It was just an ordinary voice, but he sang in tune.他的嗓音很一般, 但唱得都在调子上。 9. Today, his change of direction seems more in tune with the times.今天, 他方向的改变似乎更与时代合拍。 10. His ideas are in tune with the spirit of his age.他的想法和他所处的时代精神相符。 11. Many of the notes are out of tune.很多音都走调了。 12. The peace campaigners were probably out of tune with most Britons.和平倡导者可能得不到大部分英国人认同。 13. They've been sponsoring the World Cup to the tune of a million and a half pounds.他们已经向世界杯提供了高达150万英镑的赞助费。 14. She was robbed to the tune of £10,000.她被抢了10,000英镑。 15. Always tune your violin before you start playing.每次演奏之前要先给小提琴调音。 16. The TV was tuned to a soap opera.电视机频道调在了一出肥皂剧上。 17. She tuned the radio to a classical station.她把收音机调到古典音乐电台。 18. To watch videos, tune the TV to Channel 0.要看录像的话, 调到0频道。 19. He had to tune himself to a slower life.他已经使自己适应了更加慢节奏的生活。 20. I told her the car needed tuning.我告诉她说车需要调试了。 21. The violinist tuned the violin.小提琴手给小提琴调弦。 22. to tune the piano调钢琴 23. to tune an engine调整发动机 24. She found it difficult to tune herself to a busy life.她发觉很难适应忙碌的生活。 25. She tuned her television set to the film channel.她把电视调到电影频道。 26. The lark tunes his songs.云雀在歌唱。 27. I tuned in to BBC.我收听英国BBC广播。 28. she left the theatre humming a cheerful tune.她哼着欢快的曲子离开了剧院。 29. he tuned the harp for me.他替我的竖琴调音。 30. the radio was tuned to the BBC.收音机被调到BBC台。 31. [no obj.]they tuned in to watch the cricket.他们调台观看板球比赛。 32. the animals are finely tuned to life in the desert.这些动物被调整得很适应沙漠生活。 33. you must tune into the needs of loved ones.你必须敏感领悟你所爱之人的需求。 34. he starts tuning you stories about his youth.他开始告诉你他年轻时的故事。 35. it's important to be tuned in to your child's needs.理解你孩子的需要是重要的。 36. he was out of tune with conventional belief.他与传统信仰格格不入。 37. he was in debt to the tune of forty thousand pounds.他欠了高达四万英镑的债。 38. You're singing out of tune.你唱走调了。 39. to tune a piano/guitar为钢琴╱吉他调音 40. I can't get that tune [=song] out of my head.我忘不了那首曲子。 41. an upbeat dance tune欢快的舞曲 42. He played a delightful little tune [=melody] on the piano.他用钢琴弹奏了一小段美妙的曲子。 43. The concert featured popular Broadway show tunes. [=songs from musicals]这场音乐会主打的是百老汇流行音乐剧的曲子。 44. She called the tune all through the meeting.她自始至终掌控着会议。 45. "He bragged that the test was easy, but when he saw his grade he changed his tune."他吹牛说考试很简单，但看到自己的分数时却变了口气。 46. Now he's singing a different tune.现在他又换了腔调。 47. "They say they're not worried about money, but once they see how much the new equipment will cost, they'll be singing a different tune."他们说并不怕花钱，但是一旦知道新设备的价格，他们就不会那么说了。 48. The guitar was in tune.吉他的音调正确。 49. The president and his followers were clearly in tune.总裁和他的支持者们显然步调一致。 50. They were clearly in tune with each other.他们显然很合得来。 51. The speaker was very much in tune with our concerns. [=understood and shared our concerns]发言人很认同我们的关注点。 52. The new supervisor is not in tune with the needs of the staff. [=does not understand/appreciate the needs of the staff]新主管并不了解员工的需求。 53. His formal clothing was in tune with the occasion.他的正装很适合那个场合。 54. The piano was out of tune.钢琴音调不准。 55. His speech was completely out of tune with our concerns.他的讲话与我们的关注点完全不相关。 56. His values are out of tune with the times.他的价值观与这个时代不符。 57. "Amusing lyrics were sung to the tune of [=to the music of the song] “New York, New York.”"有趣的歌词用《纽约，纽约》这首歌的曲调唱出来。 58. A telecommunications company funded the event to the tune of [=at a cost of] several million dollars.一家通信公司为此项活动提供了总额高达数百万美元的资金。 59. I tuned my guitar/violin.我给自己的吉他/小提琴调了音。 60. The piano needs to be tuned.钢琴需要调音了。 61. We tuned our bikes before the road trip.在开始公路之旅前我们调整了自行车。 62. The mechanic tuned the engine.机械师调整了发动机。 63. The mechanic tuned up the engine.机械师调整了发动机。 64. The copilot tuned the radio to hear the message.副驾驶员调试无线电设备以收听讯息。 65. The televisions in the store were all tuned (in) to the same channel.商店里的电视机都被调到了同一个频道。 66. He tuned (in) to the news channel.他调到了新闻频道。 67. Stay tuned for more after this word from our sponsors.赞助商广告之后请继续收听节目。 68. Stay tuned for a news update.请继续收听最新消息。 69. Stay tuned for a new and improved version of the software. [=a new and improved version of the software will be available soon]敬请关注本软件的最新升级版。 70. tune in next week for the conclusion.敬请下周收听大结局。 71. Millions of listeners/viewers tuned in for coverage of the presidential debate.数百万听众收听/观众收看了总统竞选辩论。 72. We tuned in to hear the results of the election.我们收听了选举结果。 73. He was not tuned in to the needs of his staff.他不了解员工的需求。 74. "I could tell he was tuning out because when I asked him for his opinion, he had no idea what I was talking about."我知道他走神了，因为我问他意见时他根本不知道我在说什么。 75. She tuned out the noise and concentrated on her work.她不理会噪声，专心工作。 76. "There was a loud group at the restaurant, but we were able to tune them out."餐馆里有一群人比较吵，但是我们能忽略他们的存在。