tune

英 [tjuːn] 美[tun]

n. 曲调；和谐；心情
vt. 调整；使一致；为…调音
vi. [电子][通信] 调谐；协调
n. (Tune)人名；(英)图恩

近义词 harmony song music melody

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英英释义

1. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;: "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

2. the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch;: "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"

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

同义词辨析

melody, song, tune, theme

这些名词均含有"乐曲，曲调"之意。

melody：指悦耳的曲调旋律。

song：多指配有歌词的歌曲。

tune：指曲调，与配有歌词的歌曲相对。

theme：指主旋律。

词组搭配

be tuned in

(informal)be aware of, sensitive to, or able to understand something

(非正式)意识到；对…敏感；能理解

it's important to &B{be tuned in} to your child's needs.
理解你孩子的需要是重要的。

考试真题

Often the best ideas for big changes come from unexpected places—it's just a matter of tuning in.

That approach will eliminate most cord-cutting concerns—but what about their wireless equivalent, jamming? With the right device tuned to the right frequency, what's to stop a thief from jamming your setup and blocking that alert signal from ever reaching the base station?Jamming concerns are nothing new, and they're not unique to security systems.

Were they tuned off because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art form or they deliberately tried to signal their rejection of her?

Current life structures, career paths, educational choices, and social norms are out of tune with the emerging reality of longer lifespans.

He uses cheap guitars that won't stay in shape or in tune.

Were they tuned off because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art form or they deliberately tried to signal their rejection of her?

Can you perform music that's out of tune with the mood you might be in on a given night?

This suggests that babies of that age can tell the difference between a happy melody and a sad tune.

实用场景例句

He was humming a familiar tune.: 他低声哼着一支熟悉的小曲。

I don't know the title but I recognize the tune.: 我不知道曲名，但听得出这曲调。

It was a catchy tune (= song) .: 这是一首悦耳易记的曲子。

a football song sung to the tune of (= using the tune of) ‘When the saints go marching in ’: 用《圣者的行进》的曲调唱的足球歌

These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject.: 这些建议与我们在这个问题上的想法完全一致。

The President is out of tune with public opinion.: 总统与公众舆论大唱反调。

None of them could sing in tune.: 他们中没有一个人能唱得合调。

The piano is out of tune.: 钢琴弹得走调了。

The hotel has been refurbished to the tune of a million dollars.: 这家旅馆重新装修花费达一百万元。

to tune a guitar: 给吉他调弦

The radio was tuned (in) to the BBC World Service.: 收音机调到了英国广播公司国际广播电台。

(informal) Stay tuned for the news coming up next.: 别转台，下面的新闻马上就来。

His speech was tuned to what the audience wanted to hear.: 他在演讲中专讲听众爱听的话。

When she started talking about her job, he just tuned out.: 在她开始谈她工作的时候，他走神了。

The orchestra was tuning up as we entered the hall.: 我们进入音乐厅时，管弦乐队正在调音。

She was humming a merry little tune.: 她正哼着一支欢快的小调。

She'll also be playing your favourite pop tunes.: 她还将演奏你最喜欢的流行乐曲。

'We do tune our guitars before we go on,' he insisted.: “我们在演奏以前确实会为吉他调音，”他坚持说道。

Drivers are urged to make sure that car engines are properly tuned.: 司机们被敦促要确保汽车发动机调试妥当。

A small colour television was tuned to an afternoon soap opera.: 一台小彩色电视机频道调在了一出下午的肥皂剧上。

Who would then be calling the tune in Parliament?: 那在国会谁说了算？

You've changed your tune since this morning, haven't you?...: 你从今天早上就变卦了，是不是？

Yesterday he changed his tune, saying the fare increase was experimental.: 昨天他变卦了，说提价只是试行。

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。

It was just an ordinary voice, but he sang in tune...: 他声音很一般，但唱得都在调子上。

Many of the notes are out of tune...: 很多音都走调了。

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。

The peace campaigners were probably out of tune with most Britons.: 和平倡导者可能不被大部分英国人认同。

They've been sponsoring the World Cup to the tune of a million and a half pounds.: 他们已经对世界杯提供了高达 150 万英镑的赞助费。

中文词源

tune 曲调，曲子，调音，校音，调整

来自 tone 拼写变体，引申诸相关词义。

助记提示

1. tongue => tone => tune.

双语例句

1. It was just an ordinary voice, but he sang in tune.: 他声音很一般，但唱得都在调子上。

2. More than six million youngsters tune in to Blockbusters every day.: 每天有600多万年轻人收看“热门大片”这档节目。

3. 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。

4. People just want a good tune and a good bop.: 人们只是希望能伴着欢快的曲子尽情地跳博普舞。

5. Tommy Tune gives the choreography his usual class and zip.: 汤米·图恩在编排的舞蹈中注入其一贯的优雅和活力。

英文词源

tune: tune: [14] Tune originated as a variant of tone, and to begin with it was used for ‘sound, tone’ (‘He told him of the death of Brunes; then were made hideous tunes of many a gentle damsel’, Troy book 1400). Very quickly, however, the sense ‘melody’ emerged (it is not present in tone), and eventually took over from ‘sound’. The derivative attune dates from the late 16th century.
=> attune, tone
tune (n.): early 14c., "a musical sound," unexplained variant of tone (n.). From late 14c. as "a well-rounded succession of musical notes, an air, melody." Meaning "state of being in proper pitch" is from mid-15c.
tune (v.): "bring into a state of proper pitch," c. 1500, from tune (n.). Non-musical meaning "to adjust an organ or receiver, put into a state proper for some purpose" is recorded from 1887. Verbal phrase tune in in reference to radio (later also TV) is recorded from 1913; figurative sense of "become aware" is recorded from 1926. Tune out "eliminate radio reception" is recorded from 1908; figurative sense of "disregard, stop heeding" is from 1928. Related: Tuned; tuning.

词态变化

复数: tunes;第三人称单数: tunes;过去式: tuned;过去分词: tuned;现在分词: tuning;