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N-COUNT
曲調(diào);調(diào)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.
她正哼著一支歡快的小調(diào)。
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N-COUNT
歌曲;短樂曲
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.
她還將演奏你最喜歡的流行樂曲。
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VERB
為(樂器)調(diào)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.
“我們在演奏以前確實會為吉他調(diào)音，”他堅持說道。
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VERB
調(diào)試，調(diào)整(發(fā)動機或機器)
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.
司機們被敦促要確保汽車發(fā)動機調(diào)試妥當。
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VERB
調(diào)諧;調(diào)頻道;調(diào)臺
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.
一臺小彩色電視機頻道調(diào)在了一出下午的肥皂劇上。
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PHRASE
發(fā)號施令;控制;操縱
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?
那在國會誰說了算？
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PHRASE
改變調(diào)子;變卦;改變態(tài)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?...
你從今天早上就變卦了，是不是？
Yesterday he changed his tune, saying the fare increase was experimental.
昨天他變卦了，說提價只是試行。
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PHRASE
被…牽著鼻子走;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.
商業(yè)主義的危險就是教會最終可能會被大贊助商牽著鼻子走。
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PHRASE
合調(diào)的/走調(diào)的;在調(diào)子上/不在調(diào)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...
他聲音很一般，但唱得都在調(diào)子上。
Many of the notes are out of tune...
很多音都走調(diào)了。
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PHRASE
一致/不一致;贊同/不贊同
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，他方向的改變似乎更與時代合拍。
The peace campaigners were probably out of tune with most Britons.
和平倡導者可能不被大部分英國人認同。
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PREP-PHRASE
高達;共計
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.
他們已經(jīng)對世界杯提供了高達 150 萬英鎊的贊助費。