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单词 attune
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Definition of attune in English:

attune

verb əˈtjuːnəˈt(j)un
[with object]
  • 1Make receptive or aware.

    认可;接受

    a society more attuned to consumerism than ideology

    一个更接纳消费主义而不是意识形态的社会。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Therefore, the most successful programs were those that were attuned to the future and flexible enough to respond quickly.
    • At the same time, he was equipped with a political antenna that was finely attuned to social discontent and class conflict.
    • A station that is attuned to your needs, concerns and kind of music.
    • US politicians are attuned to petroleum's importance to their career prospects.
    • Catholic health-care leaders themselves are attuned to the problems these developments pose.
    • Health care practitioners who are not attuned to racial differences may not be aware of unique physical conditions as well.
    • The 1930s thrillers seem more politically aware and attuned to their times.
    • Early learning environments in which teachers are attuned to temperamental differences among children may help to provide a comprehensive basis for the development of skills important for learning.
    • Much of Weaver's writing is devoted to the context in which food is grown and eaten, so he is particularly attuned to political contexts.
    • ‘Effective managers have to be attuned to what's going on in their departments, but they are not psychotherapists,’ states Kipper.
    • Stenhammar's art seems far more attuned to the Swedish spirit.
    • The Bochum Symphony Orchestra are attuned to these overtly romantic pieces and both soloists are also top class interpreters.
    • We who are attuned to the cycles of Nature and the rhythms of the Earth often feel overwhelmed by the escalating environmental crises.
    • Emotions are also more vulnerable to manipulation by marketers, since they are attuned to respond to novelty, and visual stimulus.
    • Many editors understood that being more attuned to readers was an important responsibility.
    • Members were attuned to the political environment and sought what was politically possible.
    • It was a natural growth for a vital composer who had her ears keenly attuned to new developments, and could selectively integrate what she wanted into her own personal idiom.
    • By being attuned to individual students' personal goals, teachers can assist students who otherwise might give up.
    • What he has delivered is a powerful and solid opera, beautifully attuned to the expectations of its audience, challenging but never going too far, involving and magical.
    1. 1.1 Accustom or acclimatize.
      使适应;使习惯
      students are not attuned to making decisions

      学生们不习惯于自己做决定。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • This means education systems and economic structures that are attuned to, and can adapt to, global technological innovations.
      • She is much more attuned than I am to the technology.
      • Said Jeff, ‘… I am pretty elderly myself and I do not feel a need for a firearm especially attuned to my aging condition.’
      • This tells us that human beings are exquisitely attuned to interpreting and responding to social signals.
      • They draw us into another world, their world, to which we must attune and acclimatize ourselves.
      • For the mind is so attuned to the reception of facial signals that almost any combination of two dots and a dash will suffice.
      • Intelligence tools, furthermore, must be attuned to geographic conditions.
      Synonyms
      accustom, adjust, adapt, acclimatize, assimilate, condition, accommodate, tailor
      (be attuned to), be in tune with, be in harmony with, be in accord with
      North American acclimate
    2. 1.2 Make harmonious.
      使协调
      the interests of East and West are now closely attuned
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Professionally, the men are clearly closely attuned.
      • Although the three were not ideally attuned, they brought a gentle whiff of nostalgia to a season of high-keyed dance.

Derivatives

  • attunement

  • noun
    • For those who have the luxury of regular access to natural settings suitable for meditation and attunement to the Earth, this may truly be the case.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Wicca, witchcraft, paganism, whatever you want to call it, is more like an attunement with the forces of nature, a response to them.
      • My body and soul serve to condition this effort with manual, physical, and spiritual attunement, not unlike the tuning of a musical instrument.
      • The physical daring, coupled with the sensuousness and intimacy, and the feeling of intuitive attunement between these two fascinating dancers, makes Push nearly, but not quite, a triumph.
      • Learning is already under way at this stage, involving, for example, the infant's affective attunement to the mother.
      • Anyway the Bowen technique, if you believe it, allows the body to reset itself and heal itself via a series of gentle attunements.

Origin

Late 16th century: from at- + tune.

Rhymes

afternoon, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, bestrewn, boon, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, Changchun, cocoon, commune, croon, doubloon, dragoon, dune, festoon, galloon, goon, harpoon, hoon, immune, importune, impugn, Irgun, jejune, June, Kowloon, lagoon, lampoon, loon, macaroon, maroon, monsoon, moon, Muldoon, noon, oppugn, picayune, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, poon, prune, puccoon, raccoon, Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon, Walloon

Definition of attune in US English:

attune

verbəˈt(y)o͞onəˈt(j)un
[with object]usually be attuned
  • 1Make receptive or aware.

    认可;接受

    a society more attuned to consumerism than ideology

    一个更接纳消费主义而不是意识形态的社会。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We who are attuned to the cycles of Nature and the rhythms of the Earth often feel overwhelmed by the escalating environmental crises.
    • Much of Weaver's writing is devoted to the context in which food is grown and eaten, so he is particularly attuned to political contexts.
    • Members were attuned to the political environment and sought what was politically possible.
    • Emotions are also more vulnerable to manipulation by marketers, since they are attuned to respond to novelty, and visual stimulus.
    • What he has delivered is a powerful and solid opera, beautifully attuned to the expectations of its audience, challenging but never going too far, involving and magical.
    • By being attuned to individual students' personal goals, teachers can assist students who otherwise might give up.
    • ‘Effective managers have to be attuned to what's going on in their departments, but they are not psychotherapists,’ states Kipper.
    • Therefore, the most successful programs were those that were attuned to the future and flexible enough to respond quickly.
    • Health care practitioners who are not attuned to racial differences may not be aware of unique physical conditions as well.
    • The 1930s thrillers seem more politically aware and attuned to their times.
    • At the same time, he was equipped with a political antenna that was finely attuned to social discontent and class conflict.
    • Many editors understood that being more attuned to readers was an important responsibility.
    • The Bochum Symphony Orchestra are attuned to these overtly romantic pieces and both soloists are also top class interpreters.
    • Catholic health-care leaders themselves are attuned to the problems these developments pose.
    • It was a natural growth for a vital composer who had her ears keenly attuned to new developments, and could selectively integrate what she wanted into her own personal idiom.
    • Early learning environments in which teachers are attuned to temperamental differences among children may help to provide a comprehensive basis for the development of skills important for learning.
    • US politicians are attuned to petroleum's importance to their career prospects.
    • A station that is attuned to your needs, concerns and kind of music.
    • Stenhammar's art seems far more attuned to the Swedish spirit.
    1. 1.1 Accustom or acclimatize.
      使适应;使习惯
      students are not attuned to making decisions

      学生们不习惯于自己做决定。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Intelligence tools, furthermore, must be attuned to geographic conditions.
      • This tells us that human beings are exquisitely attuned to interpreting and responding to social signals.
      • For the mind is so attuned to the reception of facial signals that almost any combination of two dots and a dash will suffice.
      • They draw us into another world, their world, to which we must attune and acclimatize ourselves.
      • This means education systems and economic structures that are attuned to, and can adapt to, global technological innovations.
      • She is much more attuned than I am to the technology.
      • Said Jeff, ‘… I am pretty elderly myself and I do not feel a need for a firearm especially attuned to my aging condition.’
      Synonyms
      accustom, adjust, adapt, acclimatize, assimilate, condition, accommodate, tailor
    2. 1.2 Make harmonious.
      使协调
      the interests of East and West are now closely attuned
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Professionally, the men are clearly closely attuned.
      • Although the three were not ideally attuned, they brought a gentle whiff of nostalgia to a season of high-keyed dance.
    3. 1.3no object Become receptive to or aware of.
      认可;接受
      a conscious attempt to attune to the wider audience

      有意识地尝试适合更广大的观众。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Go at your own pace, making small adjustments that attune to your mood, level and physical ability.
      • What affects a surfer's riding is his ability to attune to these rhythms.
      • He can attune to the psyches of both the writer and reader, as in his comments on Angela Carter, Arthur Miller or on Beirut Blues.
      • Typically, it is the mother who learns to read and attune to the baby, so the child has less need to develop these skills in his/her relationship with her.
      • Even if you are not exercising, you can change your mood by attuning to your breath, noticing where you feel blocked, and deepening and opening the lungs.
      • Our cells are beginning to reorganize, restructure, and attune to the higher vibratory frequency.
      • But when I get in touch with another religion, and I attune to their dimension of the holy, I can bring that attunement back and enhance my connection

Origin

Late 16th century: from at- + tune.

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