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单词 tune
释义
tune
noun
uk/tʃuːn/us
/tuːn/

tunenoun(MUSICAL NOTES)

A2[C]
aseriesofmusicalnotes,especiallyone that ispleasantandeasytoremember:
曲调，曲子；旋律
He washumminga tune as hedriedthedishes.他边哼着调子边擦干碗碟。
athemetune主题曲
That's a verycatchytune(=easytorememberandpleasant).那是一首很容易上口的曲子。
Synonym
melody
in tune
C1
singingorplayingnotesthat are at therightpitch(=level)or thatagreewithothersbeingsungorplayed
合调，入调
out of tune
C1
singingorplayingnotesthat are at thewrongpitch(=level)or that do notagreewithothersbeingsungorplayed:
走调
Thepianois out of tune.恐怕这架钢琴走调了。
More examples
  • Thebandplayedafamiliartune that had everyoneclappingalong.
  • As asongwriter, hecombinedgreatlinguisticfelicitywith anearfor a tune.
  • I'veforgottenhow that tune goes - could youhumit for me?
  • That tune reallybringsbackmemories.
  • Hearing that tune againfilledhim withnostalgia.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Musical pieces
  • arrangement
  • ballade
  • bolero
  • bossa nova
  • Britannia
  • chorus
  • fantasia
  • hook
  • melody
  • multi-part
  • nocturne
  • octet
  • opus
  • passage
  • reel
  • signature tune
  • solo
  • song form
  • streetscape
  • string quartet
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Playing music
Singing
Describing qualities of sound

tunenoun(UNDERSTANDING)

be in/out of tune withsomeone/something
C2
If you are in tune withpeopleorideas, youunderstandoragreewith them, and if you are out of tune with them, you do not:
与…协调／不协调，与…相／不相契合
Much of hissuccesscomes from being in tune with what hiscustomerswant.他的成功很大程度上归功于他契合了顾客的需要。
Hertheorieswere out of tune with thescientificthinkingof thetime.她的理论与当时的科学思想不符。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Understanding and comprehending
  • apprehend
  • apprehensible
  • apprehension
  • astutely
  • atyourfingertipsidiom
  • connection
  • figure
  • hold
  • keenness
  • keepsomeoneup
  • know a hawk from a handsawidiom
  • know the scoreidiom
  • know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
  • scale
  • uncomprehending
  • uncomprehendingly
  • understand
  • voice recognition
  • wake up tosomething
  • wisdom
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tunenoun(AMOUNT)

to the tune of
to thestatedamount:
总额达，总计
The City Council hadfinancedthe newbuildingto the tune of over four millionpounds.市政会为建这座新大厦已经出资了400多万英镑。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
  • aliment
  • all in
  • blue book value
  • book value
  • carriage
  • carrying charge
  • cash flow
  • expenditure
  • fee
  • flat rate
  • gate money
  • purchasing power
  • special offer
  • starting price
  • sticker price
  • sunk cost
  • surcharge
  • time is moneyidiom
  • top rate
  • transfer fee
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tunenoun(ENGINE)

[Cusually singular]UK
atune-up
曲调，曲子；旋律（同 tune-up）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Engineering - mechanical
  • -engined
  • air-cooled
  • artificer
  • automative
  • bionics
  • dolly
  • drive shaft
  • engage
  • fan belt
  • gasman
  • go on
  • horsepower
  • mechanize
  • neutral
  • oilcan
  • override
  • servomotor
  • tick over
  • unmechanized
  • valve
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Correcting and mending
tune
verb[T]
uk/tʃuːn/us
/tuːn/

tuneverb[T](INSTRUMENT)

tochangeapartof amusicalinstrumentso that theinstrumentproducesthecorrectsoundswhenplayed:
为（乐器）调音（或定弦）
Get into thehabitof tuningyourguitareverydaybefore youpractise.要养成习惯，每天练习前都给吉他调一下音。
She tuned(up)herviolinbefore theconcert.音乐会前她给她的小提琴调了弦。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Playing music
  • accompaniment
  • accompany
  • air guitar
  • beatsomethingout
  • beatbox
  • blow
  • pick
  • picksomeone/somethingout
  • pitch
  • play (something) by earidiom
  • playability
  • playable
  • pump
  • roof
  • tap
  • transpose
  • transposition
  • ultra-smooth
  • vibe
  • wah-wah
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tuneverb[T](RADIO)

tomovethecontrolson aradio,television, etc. so that itreceivesprogrammesbroadcastfrom aparticularstation:
给（收音机、电视等）调谐，为…调频率，调频道
Press thisbuttonand thevideowillautomaticallytune itselftothe nextchannel.单击这个按钮，录像机会自动调到下一个频道。
HisradioisconstantlytunedtoKROQ-FM, thelocalrockstation.他的收音机总是锁定在当地摇滚乐台 KROQ-FM上。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Broadcasting in general
  • airplay
  • airtime
  • airwaves
  • audio described
  • audio description
  • carry
  • commentary box
  • headline
  • host
  • interchannel
  • live stream
  • location
  • mistune
  • produce
  • serialization
  • serialize
  • showrunner
  • slow motion
  • station break
  • transmission
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tuneverb[T](ENGINE)

to makeslightchangesto anengineso that itworksas well aspossible:
把（发动机）调试到最佳运转状态
Theengineneedstuning, but there's nothingwrongwith thecar.发动机确实需要调试了，但汽车没毛病。
Could you tune(up)theenginefor me,please?请帮我调试一下发动机好吗？
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Engineering - mechanical
  • -engined
  • air-cooled
  • artificer
  • automative
  • bionics
  • dolly
  • drive shaft
  • engage
  • fan belt
  • gasman
  • go on
  • horsepower
  • mechanize
  • neutral
  • oilcan
  • override
  • servomotor
  • tick over
  • unmechanized
  • valve
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Correcting and mending

Phrasal verbs

tune in
tune(someone/something)out
tune(something)up
(Definition oftunefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tune| American Dictionary

tune
noun
us
/tun/

tunenoun(MUSICAL NOTES)

[C]
aseriesofmusicalnotes,esp. one that ispleasantandeasytoremember; amelody:
That’s a veryprettytune.

tunenoun(CORRECT MUSICAL NOTES)

[U]
thestateof beingadjustedto thecorrectpitch(=degreeto which amusicalnoteis high orlow):
Thispianois out of tune(= thenotesare too high orlow).
Paul just can’tsingin tune(= withcorrectlyproducednotes).

Idioms

in tune withsomeone/something
to the tune of
tune
verb[T]
us
/tun/

tuneverb[T](ADJUST INSTRUMENT)

toadjustamusicalinstrumentso thesoundsproducedare thecorrectpitch(=degreeto which thesoundis high orlow):
Tuneyourguitarbefore youpractice.

tuneverb[T](ADJUST SIGNAL)

tomovethecontrolson aradioortelevisionset so that itreceivesprogramsbroadcastfrom aparticularstation:
Tuneyourradioto 88.3 FM.

tuneverb[T](ADJUST ENGINE)

tochangethe setting ofparticularpartsof anengineso that itworksas well aspossible:
Theengineneedstuning.

Idiom

tuned in (tosomeone/something)

Phrasal verbs

tune in(something)
tune out(something/someone)
tune upsomething
tune up(something)
(Definition oftunefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

tune| Business English

tune
noun[C]
uk
/tjuːn/us
in tune with
if apersonororganizationis in tune withpeopleorideas, they areabletounderstandthem:
These newproductsare in tune with therequirementsof ayoungermarket.
Hisapproachto HR is in tune with the newmanagementpolicies.
to the tune of
informal
used totalkabout how much somethingcosts:
Theorganizationisfundedby the UN to the tune of $30 million.
Thecompanyis indebtto the tune of several millionEuros.
tune
verb[T]
uk
/tjuːn/us
to makesmallimprovementsto something so that it is as good aspossiblefor aparticularpurpose:
Theprojectdealswith tuning andoptimisingdatabaseperformancefor aleadingUKcharity.
They needtimeto tune thelaunchof thisproduct.
Theyprovidefinelytunedteachingsupportappropriatetopupils'individualneeds.
See also
fine-tune

Phrasal verb

tune sth up
(Definition oftunefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftune

tune
With her words she helplessly returns to the past, but she can't recall the right tunes any more.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Extensive integration field beyond the classical receptive field of cat's striate cor tical neurons- classification and tuning proper ties.
From theCambridge English Corpus
All the parties are over, and thetunetakes its form as reminiscence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The abscissa shows the change in response amplitude at the tuning peak during peripheral stimulation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The letter book also demonstrates the extent to which family for tunes and social rank could change.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I aligned the metrical sequences obtained from the traditional repertoire against thistuneto establish yet another parameter for metrical fit.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Another response referred to thetuneas 'medieval'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Most responses in this sub-category referred to beginnings and ends of the tunes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A broadside ballad relied not on sheet music but on common knowledge of atune(it was indicated only by name).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Spectral tuning mechanisms lmax of 502 nm which may be the result of adaptation to the shallow waters in which the manatee lives.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, state encouragement of agriculture did not produce an upturn in the for tunes of the farming sector.
From theCambridge English Corpus
His elegant narrative is often accompanied by interesting anecdotes or folk tunes inspired by the various facets of the migrants' lives.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Teachers were daunted by the idea of singing, especially if unsure of their own voice and their ability to stay intune.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In some cases the likeness might be so close that the different tunes would be classed as variants.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Or take two or three verses and play a newtunewith it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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