英 [tjuːnd] 美 [tjʊnd]
adj. 经调谐的;谱好曲的;调好台的
v. 调整;调音;发出乐音(tune 的过去分词)
tune /tjuːn/ CET4 TEM4 [ tuning tuned tunes ]
可数名词 A tune is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember. 曲调
She was humming a merry little tune.
她正哼着一曲欢快的小调。
可数名词 You can refer to a song or a short piece of music as a tune. 歌曲; 乐段
She'll also be playing your favourite pop tunes.
她也将演奏你最喜欢的流行歌曲。
及物动词 When someone tunes a musical instrument, they adjust it so that it produces the right notes. 为 (乐器) 调音
"We do tune our guitars before we go on," he insisted.
“我们继续演奏之前一定要为吉他定音,”他坚持说。
动词词组 Tune up means the same as . 调音
Others were quietly tuning up their instruments.
其他人正安静地为他们的乐器调音。
及物动词 When an engine or machine is tuned, it is adjusted so that it works well. 调整 (发动机或机器)
Drivers are urged to make sure that car engines are properly tuned.
司机们被要求要确保把汽车发动机调整好。
动词词组 Tune up means the same as . 调整
The shop charges up to $500 to tune up a Porsche.
该店调试一辆保时捷的收费高达$500。
及物动词 If your radio or television is tuned to a particular channel or broadcasting station, you are listening to or watching the programmes being broadcast by that station. 调整 (频道或频率)
A small colour television was tuned to an afternoon soap opera.
一台小彩电被调到了一个午后肥皂剧频道。
→see alsofine-tune
习语 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. 定调子; 发号施令
It is Coulthard who is calling the tune so far this season.
本赛季到目前为止一直是库特尔哈德发号施令。
习语 If you say that someone has changed their tune, you are criticizing them because they have changed their opinion or way of doing things. 改变调子 (指改变态度)
You've changed your tune since this morning, haven't you?
自从今天早上起你就改变了调子,不是吗?
习语 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. 合调的; 不合调的
It was just an ordinary voice, but he sang in tune.
嗓音只是一般,但他唱得很合调。
tuned in equal temperament; or so tuned as to allow modulation into other keys
调谐:
调谐,调整(收音机等)的频率;收听:
tunelessly 不入调地;不悦耳地
tune [电子][通信] 调谐;协调
tune 调整;使一致;为…调音
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。
Drivers are urged to make sure that car engines are properly tuned.
司机们被要求要确保把汽车发动机调整好。
He tuned to another station.
他换了一个台。
And then it tuned and ran toward Henderson Creek where it knew there was food and a fire.
VOA : special.2010.05.01
You turn on your radio, the radio waves passing by, boom, properly tuned, you detected it.
你打开收音机,无线电波传出来,好好地调试一下,你就检测到它了。
死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
It is true though that his course is more tuned into theoretical detail than mine.
他的课确实比我的,更加偏向理论细节
金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
But stay tuned. In the next few weeks, we will discuss financial aid as we talk about the costs of an American education.
VOA : special.2009.01.15
This allowed for direct interaction. The Webcast quickly became a forum where thousands tuned in to discuss policies and exchange ideas.
VOA : standard.2009.07.27
He says he's not surprised by the finely tuned diplomatic language in this report.
An average of 838, 000 tuned into the two-week, 20-hour run of the series which ended on 22 December.
We'll be doing our best to track down that Medfield-powered handset up there, so stay tuned.
ENGADGET: Intel talks Medfield: will ship in a phone and have the longest usage time