/tju:n; US tu:n ||; tun/noun
[C,U] a series of musical notes that are sung or played to form a piece of music 调子;旋律;曲子:
The children played us a tuneon their recorders.孩子们用竖笛吹了一支曲子给我们听。call the shots/tune→CALL¹
change your tune→CHANGE¹
in/out of tune
1 at/not at the correct musical level (pitch) 音高准确╱不准确;合╱走调儿:
You're singing out of tune.你唱走调了。
2 having/not having the same opinions, interests, feelings, etc as sb/sth 有╱没有相同的看法、兴趣、感受等;协调/不协调
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/tju:n; US tu:n ||; tun/verb
1 [T] to make small changes to the sound a musical instrument makes so that it is at the correct musical level(pitch) 调音:
to tune a piano/guitar为钢琴╱吉他调音
2 [T] to make small changes to an engine so that it runs well 调校(发动机)
3 [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) tune sth (in) (to sth) to move the controls on a radio or television so that you can receive a particular station 将(收音机或电视机)调谐或调到(某台):
The radio was tuned (in) to the BBC World Service.收音机被调至BBC国际台。 (spoken 口语)Stay tuned for the latest news.请继续收听本台最新新闻报道。
tune in (to sth) to listen to a radio programme or watch a television programme 收听(电台节目);收看(电视节目)
tune (sth) up to make small changes to a group of musical instruments so that they sound pleasant when played together 调校乐器使合调
tune1/tun; tjuːn/n [C]1 a series of musical notes that are nice to listen to 调子﹐曲调﹐旋律: He started to play a tune on the piano. 他在钢琴上弹起了一支曲子。2 in tune playing or singing the correct musical notes [ off-key ]〔演奏或唱歌〕合调3 out of tune playing or singing notes that are too high or low〔演奏或唱歌〕走调4 be in tune with sb/sth to understand or realize what someone wants 与某人/某事协调[一致]5 be out of tune with sb/sth to not understand or realize what someone wants 与某人/某事不协调[不一致]: a party that is out of tune with the people of this country 与全国民意脱节的一个政党change your tune at 见 CHANGE1
tune2v [T] 1 to make changes to a musical instrument so that it plays the correct musical notes 为〔乐器〕调音﹔定弦: The piano needs tuning. 这架钢琴需要调音。2 to make a television or radio receive broadcasts from a particular place 给〔电视或收音机〕调频道: be tuned to sth You’re tuned to ABC Radio. 您现在收听的是 ABC 电台。Stay tuned (=keep listening or watching) for more great music. 请继续收听更多的精彩音乐。3 also 又作 tune up to make small changes to a car engine so that it works better 调整〔汽车引擎〕tune in phr v to watch a television programme or listen to a radio programme 收看(电视)﹔收听(广播): +to Over 3 million viewers tuned in to the show. 三百多万观众收看了这个节目。tune up phr v when musicians tune up, they prepare their instruments so they will play the correct notes 给〔乐器〕调音: They’re still tuning up. 他们还在调音。tune sth up He was tuning up his violin. 他在给他的小提琴调音。
tunetunetunes1nouna group of musical notes that make a nice sound when you play or sing them together: I know the tune but I don't know the words.tunetunetunestunedtuning2verb (tunes, tuning, tuned)to make small changes to a musical instrument so that it makes the right sounds: She tuned her guitar.