tune

noun

1. 曲调；曲子
   a series of musical notes that are sung or played in a particular order to form a piece of music
   1. He was humming a familiar tune.
      他低声哼着一支熟悉的小曲。
   2. I don't know the title but I recognize the tune.
      我不知道曲名，但听得出这曲调。
   3. It was a catchy tune (= song) .
      这是一首悦耳易记的曲子。
   4. a football song sung to the tune of (= using the tune of) ‘When the saints go marching in’
      用《圣者的行进》的曲调唱的足球歌

verb

1. （为乐器）调音，校音
   to adjust a musical instrument so that it plays at the correct pitch
   1. to tune a guitar
      给吉他调弦
2. 调整，调节（发动机）
   to adjust an engine so that it runs smoothly and as well as possible
3. （给收音机、电视等）调谐，调频道
   to adjust the controls on a radio or television so that you can receive a particular programme or channel
   1. The radio was tuned (in) to the BBC World Service.
      收音机调到了英国广播公司国际广播电台。
   2. Stay tuned for the news coming up next.
      别转台，下面的新闻马上就来。
4. 调整；使协调；使适合
   to prepare or adjust sth so that it is suitable for a particular situation
   1. His speech was tuned to what the audience wanted to hear.
      他在演讲中专讲听众爱听的话。

1. N-COUNT 曲调;调子;主旋律
   A tune is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember.
   1. She was humming a merry little tune.
      她正哼着一支欢快的小调。
2. N-COUNT 歌曲;短乐曲
   You can refer to a song or a short piece of music as a tune .
   1. She'll also be playing your favourite pop tunes.
      她还将演奏你最喜欢的流行乐曲。
3. VERB 为(乐器)调音
   When someone tunes a musical instrument, they adjust it so that it produces the right notes.
   1. '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。
   2. Tune up means the same as tune.
      tune up 同 tune
   3. Others were quietly tuning up their instruments.
      其他人正静静地为他们的乐器调音。
4. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. Tune up means the same as tune .
      tune up 同 tune
   3. The shop charges up to $500 to tune up a Porsche.
      那家店调试一辆保时捷收费高达 500 美元。
5. 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.
   1. 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。
6. See also: fine-tune signature tune tuning fork
7. 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.
   1. Who would then be calling the tune in Parliament?
      那在国会谁说了算？
8. 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.
   1. You've changed your tune since this morning, haven't you?...
      你从今天早上就变卦了，是不是？
   2. Yesterday he changed his tune, saying the fare increase was experimental.
      昨天他变卦了，说提价只是试行。
9. 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.
   1. 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最终可能会被大赞助商牵着鼻子走。
10. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Many of the notes are out of tune...
       很多音都走调了。
    3. It's no wonder the piano kept going out of tune.
       难怪钢琴一直不在调上。
11. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
12. PREP-PHRASE 高达;共计
    To the tune of a particular amount of money means to the extent of that amount.
    1. 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。
13. he who pays the piper calls the tune → see: piper

1. He would then suddenly alight on the tune he really wanted to play.
   他常会在那时突然想起他真正想弹的曲子。
2. Budding linguists can tune in to the activity cassettes in French, German, Spanish and Italian.
   崭露头角的语言学家们可以收听法语、德语、西班牙语和意大利语的活动磁带。
3. I don't sing perfectly in tune, but I think I put more expression into my lyrics than a lot of other singers do.
   我唱歌不是特别合拍，但我认为我唱得比其他很多歌手都更富感情。
4. And the fiddler played another little tune.
   小提琴手又演奏了一首短曲。
5. The tune is basically the same as the old one, but considerably jazzed up.
   调子基本还是老调子，但已在很大程度上转变为爵士乐风格。
6. When a bride walks down the aisle to a stirring tune, even the iciest of hearts melt.
   当新娘伴着激动人心的乐曲走在教堂的走廊上时，即便最冰冷的心都会融化。
7. The government seemed to be in tune with the popular mood
   政府似乎和民众的意愿是一致的。
8. When I interviewed Shakira I felt in tune with her philosophy of life
   采访莎基拉时，我觉得自己和她的人生哲学很合拍。
9. The BBC used Vangelis's Chariots of Fire as its Olympic theme tune in 1984.
   BBC选用了范吉利斯的《火战车》作为其1984年奥运节目的主题音乐。
10. She'll also be playing your favourite pop tunes.
    她还将演奏你最喜欢的流行乐曲。
11. '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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. Who would then be calling the tune in Parliament?
    那在国会谁说了算？
15. You've changed your tune since this morning, haven't you?
    你从今天早上就变卦了，是不是？
16. Yesterday he changed his tune, saying the fare increase was experimental.
    昨天他变卦了，说提价只是试行。
17. 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最终可能会被大赞助商牵着鼻子走。
18. 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。
19. Many of the notes are out of tune
    很多音都走调了。
20. It's no wonder the piano kept going out of tune.
    难怪钢琴一直不在调上。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. You can start now to tune in to your own physical, social and spiritual needs.
    你现在可以开始关注自己的生理、社交与精神需求。
24. Tommy Tune gives the choreography his usual class and zip.
    汤米·图恩在编排的舞蹈中注入其一贯的优雅和活力。
25. The children clapped out a regular time while the teacher played the tune.
    老师弹曲子时，孩子们有节奏地击掌打拍子。
26. He played a nice tune on the flute.
    他吹奏了一首优美的笛子曲。
27. It needs skill to tune a piano.
    调准钢琴需要技巧。
28. Her singing often gets out of tune.
    她唱歌爱走调儿。
29. The piano is out of tune.
    这架钢琴的音调不准。

tune in (to sth)

1. 收听（收音机广播节目）；收看（电视节目）
   to listen to a radio programme or watch a television programme
   1. He was humming a familiar tune.
      他低声哼着一支熟悉的小曲。
   2. I don't know the title but I recognize the tune.
      我不知道曲名，但听得出这曲调。
   3. It was a catchy tune (= song) .
      这是一首悦耳易记的曲子。
   4. a football song sung to the tune of (= using the tune of) ‘When the saints go marching in’
      用《圣者的行进》的曲调唱的足球歌

tune in to sb/sth

1. 理解，体谅（他人的思想感情等）
   to become aware of other people's thoughts and feelings, etc.
   1. to tune a guitar
      给吉他调弦

tune out

tune sb/sth↔out

1. 不理睬；思想开小差
   to stop listening to sth
   1. His speech was tuned to what the audience wanted to hear.
      他在演讲中专讲听众爱听的话。

tune up

tune sth↔up

1. （乐队等为乐器）调音，定弦
   to adjust musical instruments so that they can play together

n.

be in/out of tune (with sb/sth)

• （与…）协调 / 不协调，一致 / 不一致，融洽 / 不融洽
  to be/not be in agreement with sb/sth; to have/not have the same opinions, feelings, interests, etc. as sb/sth
  1. These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject.
     这些建议与我们在这个问题上的想法完全一致。
  2. The President is out of tune with public opinion.
     总统与公众舆论大唱反调。

in/out of tune

• 音调正确 / 不正确；演奏合调 / 走调
  to be/not be singing or playing the correct musical notes to sound pleasant
  1. None of them could sing in tune.
     他们中没有一个人能唱得合调。
  2. The piano is out of tune.
     钢琴弹得走调了。

to the tune of sth

• （用于强调）总额达，总数为
  used to emphasize how much money sth has cost
  1. The hotel has been refurbished to the tune of a million dollars.
     这家旅馆重新装修花费达一百万元。

call the shots/tune

• 控制；操纵
  to be the person who controls a situation

change your tune

• 改变调子；转变态度；变卦
  to express a different opinion or behave in a different way when your situation changes
  1. Wait until it happens to him─he'll soon change his tune.
     等着瞧吧，到他遇上这事时，他很快就会改变调子了。

dance to sb's tune

• 听从某人的指挥；唯命是从；言听计从
  to do whatever sb tells you to

he who pays the piper calls the tune

• 花钱的人说了算；财大者气粗
  the person who provides the money for sth can also control how it is spent

sing a different tune

• 改变观点（或态度）；改弦易辙
  to change your opinion about sb/sth or your attitude towards sb/sth

noun

1. the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency

2. the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
   1. he cannot sing in tune
   2. the clarinet was out of tune

3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
   1. she was humming an air from Beethoven

   Synonym:    melodyairstrainmelodic linelinemelodic phrase

verb

1. adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
   1. My piano needs to be tuned

   Synonym:    tune up

2. adjust for (better) functioning
   1. tune the engine

   Synonym:    tune up