tune
tune
英[tjuːn]美[tuːn]
n.曲调，歌曲；
v.为（乐器）调音，调试，调频道；
复数：tunes;
第三人称单数：tunes;
过去式：tuned;
过去分词：tuned;
现在分词：tuning;
例句
He was playing an old tune on his flute.他用笛子吹奏一首老曲子。
She hammered out a tune on the piano.她在钢琴上弹奏一支曲子。
They will change their tune when they find out the seriousness of the problem.当发现问题的严重性时,他们会改变态度的。
She tried to pick out the tune of a song she had heard on the radio.她试图凭听觉记忆摸索着奏出那首她从广播里听到的歌曲。
You've been whistling that same tune all morning. Knock it off, will you?整个上午你说来说去都是老一套, 别再讲了, 好不好?
a plaintive tune哀调
The tune has a fast tempo.该曲调节奏快。
He whistled a foreign tune to us.他用口哨为我们吹奏了一首外国曲调。
The boy whistled a happy tune.那个男孩用口哨吹了一支愉快的曲调。
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?
英语六级真题
He uses cheap guitars that won't stay in shape or in tune.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文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?
出自-2011年12月听力原文Can you perform music that's out of tune with the mood you might be in on a given night?
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section AThis suggests that babies of that age can tell the difference between a happy melody and a sad tune.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
曲调;调子;主旋律
A tune is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember.
例句
She was humming a merry little tune.她正哼着一支欢快的小调。N-COUNT
歌曲;短乐曲
You can refer to a song or a short piece of music as a tune .
例句
She'll also be playing your favourite pop tunes.她还将演奏你*喜欢的流行乐曲。VERB
为(乐器)调音
When someone tunes a musical instrument, they adjust it so that it produces the right notes.
例句
'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。VERB
调试，调整(发动机或机器)
When an engine or machine is tuned, it is adjusted so that it works well.
例句
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。VERB
调谐;调频道;调台
If your radio or television is tuned to a particular broadcasting station, you are listening to or watching the programmes being broadcast by that station.
例句
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。PHRASE
发号施令;控制;操纵
If you say that a person or organization is calling the tune, you mean that they are in a position of power or control in a particular situation.
例句
Who would then be calling the tune in Parliament?那在国会谁说了算？PHRASE
改变调子;变卦;改变态度
If you say that someone has changed their tune, you are criticizing them because they have changed their opinion or way of doing things.
例句
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。PHRASE
被…牵着鼻子走;受…的控制
If you say that someone is dancing to someone else's tune, you mean that they are allowing themselves to be controlled by the other person.
例句
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*终可能会被大赞助商牵着鼻子走。PHRASE
合调的/走调的;在调子上/不在调子上
A person or musical instrument that is in tune produces exactly the right notes. A person or musical instrument that is out of tune does not produce exactly the right notes.
例句
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。PHRASE
一致/不一致;赞同/不赞同
If you are in tune with a group of people, you are in agreement or sympathy with them. If you are out of tune with them, you are not in agreement or sympathy with them.
例句
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。PREP-PHRASE
高达;共计
To the tune of a particular amount of money means to the extent of that amount.
例句
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。英汉词典释义
n.
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.
调音
The orchestra tuned their instruments.乐队调好了他们的乐器。vt.
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?（给收音机、电视等）调谐，调频道
调整；使协调；使适合
英英词典释义
Noun
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
Verb
1. adjust for (better) functioning;
"tune the engine"2. of musical instruments;
"My piano needs to be tuned"行业词典
计算机： 色彩；调谐；
