tune

n.曲调，曲子；和谐，调谐；语调；心情

vt.调整；使和谐，使一致；调整（频率）；为…调音

vi.协调；[无线]调谐

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。

名词复数形式:tunes 过去分词:tuned 现在分词:tuning 过去式:tuned 第三人称单数:tunes

tune 曲调，曲子，调音，校音，调整

来自 tone 拼写变体，引申诸相关词义。

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。