| 释义 |
tune /tjuːn；tuːn/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 曲调，曲子；主旋律
He played a tune on the violin. 他用小提琴奏了一曲。
I don't know the tune to this song. 我不知道这支歌的曲调。
She wrote the words of the song and her brother wrote the tune. 她给这支歌填了词，她兄弟谱了曲。
These tunes are easy to remember. 这些曲子容易记住。
The woodwinds carry the tune in this part of the composition. 木管乐器在乐曲的这一部分奏出主旋律。
2. 赞美诗(或圣歌)的乐曲(通常为四部和声)
a hymn tune 赞美诗乐曲
3. 准确的音高(或和音)，和谐的乐音
The piano is out of tune. 这钢琴走调。
He doesn't sing in tune. 他唱歌不入调。
Someone in the choir isn't singing in tune. 合唱团里有人唱得跟大家不合调。
4. 协调；一致；和睦，融洽
Her character is quite out of tune with her beauty. 她的品格与她的美貌很不相配。
The price of gold coins fluctuates in tune with commodities. 金币的价格随商品涨落。
They sat on a couch and felt at home and in tune. 他们坐在长沙发上，感到既自在又投机。
5. (收音机、电视机等的)调谐
6. (正常的)状态；心情，情绪
a horse in good tune 健壮的马
Are you in tune for study today? 你今天有心思学习吗?
7. 腔调，语气，语调
the straightforward tune of sb.'s prose 某人所写散文的简洁明了的语气
8. 数量，程度
9. 态度；方法
10. 〈古〉声音；音质
II ❶ vt.
1. 为(乐器)调音(或定弦)
The violinist tuned the violin for the next piece. 小提琴手为小提琴调弦以便演奏下一首乐曲。
He tuned the strings of the guitar to concert pitch. 他把吉他的弦定到协奏曲的音高。
2. 使(音乐、嗓音或其他乐曲等)适合特定音高(或音调、感情等)
3. 对…调谐；调整(收音机、电视机等)的频率(或频道等)；调整(频率、频道等)以便收听(或收看)
Please tune the television set to Channel 4. 请将电视机调至4频道。
a tuned circuit 调谐电路
4. 与…建立无线电联系
5. 调整，调节；使协调，使和谐；使一致
He had the engine of his motorbike tuned at the garage. 他请汽车修理厂调整了他的摩托车发动机。
tune oneself to a slower life 使自己适应节奏较慢的生活
6. 使能被容纳，使能被接受；使达到要求，使处于预期状态(或情调)
a carefully tuned statement (根据特定要求) 经仔细推敲的声明
tune public opinion 左右舆论
7. 〈诗〉唱，唱出；用音乐表达(或歌颂)
A lark tunes his song. 云雀啭鸣如歌唱。
8. 〈诗〉演奏(乐器)；奏(乐)
❷ vi.
1. 发出音乐声；发声，作声
2. 调音，定弦
3. 合调；协调，和谐；成一致
4. 调谐
I use my set for keeping up my foreign languages. For English I tune to England, for French to France. 我用收音机继续接触外语。要听英语我调到英国电台，要听法语调到法国电台。
phr. call the tune 定调子，发号施令，决定一切 He calls the tune in this office. 在咱们这个单位他决定一切。 change one's tune 改变调子，变卦 He said he liked travelling by train, but after six hours standing in the corridor he changed his tune. 他本来说喜欢乘火车旅行，但是在火车车厢过道里站了6小时之后，他再不这么说了。dance to another tune 改变态度，改弦易辙 dance to sb.'s tune 跟着某人亦步亦趋，跟着某人的指挥棒转 pipe to a different tune ＝ dance to another tune
play down one's tune降低调子
sing another (或 a different) tune ＝ change one's tune
There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.〈谚〉老琴照样奏新曲。(指年轻人并不一定能力强)
the tune the (old) cow died of 〈俚〉
1. 刺耳声；嘈杂的怪声
2. 陈腔，老调
to some tune 相当，很
to the tune of 〈口〉达…之多，共计
He distributed largesse to the tune of ＄850,000. 他慷慨解囊，出钱达85万美元之多。
You are running Tom's story to the tune of five pages an installment. 你把汤姆的连载故事拉长到每期刊出达5页之多。
tune in 1. 对 (收音机、电视机等) 作调谐；收听，收看
We usually tune (the radio) in to the news. 我们一般收听新闻节目。
Tune in next week to hear how English is taught in China. 请在下周收听 (或收看) 中国的英语教学情况。
tune in to (或 on) BBC 收听英国广播公司的广播
tune in (to) a public channel 收看公众频道
You cannot expect the reception to be clear unless the set is (或 you are) properly tuned in. 你不把收音机调准就不能清楚地收听广播。
2. 与…建立无线电联系
tune in a directional beacon 用无线电与定向信标台联络
3. 使协调，使和谐；使一致
He's not very well tuned in to his surroundings. 他和周围的环境有些格格不入。
4. 〈美口〉使注意；使了解；使明白
It's a reporter's job to keep tuned in to what's happening. 记者的职责就是要随时注意正在发生的事情。
He tuned them in to his argument. 他使他们了解他的论点。
tune out 1. 关掉 (收音机、电视机等)；停止收听 (或收看)
Do please tune out that terrible music, I can't bear the noise. 行行好，别听那讨厌的音乐，我受不了那噪声。
2. 对收音机 (或电视机) 作调谐以除去干扰 (或杂音等)
tune out static 调除静电干扰
3. 〈口〉不注意， 不理睬；思想开小差；不过问
The children tuned out their mother's commands. 孩子们不理会母亲的吩咐。
All the students tuned out when the speaker began on a long list of uninteresting facts. 演说者开始念一长串枯燥无味的资料，这时，所有学生都思想开了小差。
When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 每当事情发展得过分了，她就暂时不参与其中。
tune up 1. (为乐器) 调音 (或定弦)
The orchestra were already tuning up when we reached the concert hall. 我们到达音乐厅时乐队已经在调音了。
The instruments should be tuned up before each performance. 每次演出前得为乐器调音定弦。
2. 调整，调节 (机器等)
tune up the motor of a car 调试汽车的发动机 (使能处于最佳工作状态)
3. 〈口〉开始演奏；开始唱；开始喊叫 (或哭等)
The snorer begins to tune up. 打鼾者开始鼾声大作。
4. 〈俚〉(比赛前) 做准备动作
whistle to sb.'s tune ＝ dance to sb.'s tune [tone 的变体] |