tunes

英 [tjuːnz]

美 [tuːnz]

n.  曲调; 曲子
v.  (为乐器)调音，校音; 调整，调节(发动机); (给收音机、电视等)调谐，调频道
tune的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 曲调;调子;主旋律
  Atuneis 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。
• N-COUNT 歌曲;短乐曲
  You can refer to a song or a short piece of music as atune.
  1. She'll also be playing your favourite pop tunes.
     她还将演奏你最喜欢的流行乐曲。
• VERB 为(乐器)调音
  When someonetunesa 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 upmeans the same astune.
     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。
• VERB 调试，调整(发动机或机器)
  When an engine or machineis 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 upmeans the same astune.
     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。
• VERB 调谐;调频道;调台
  If your radio or televisionis tuned toa 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。
• See also:fine-tunesignature tunetuning fork
• PHRASE 发号施令;控制;操纵
  If you say that a person or organizationis 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？
• PHRASE 改变调子;变卦;改变态度
  If you say that someonehas changedtheirtune, 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。
• PHRASE 被…牵着鼻子走;受…的控制
  If you say that someone isdancing tosomeone else'stune, 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。
• PHRASE 合调的/走调的;在调子上/不在调子上
  A person or musical instrument that isin tuneproduces exactly the right notes. A person or musical instrument that isout of tunedoes 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。
• PHRASE 一致/不一致;赞同/不赞同
  If you arein tune witha group of people, you are in agreement or sympathy with them. If you areout of tune withthem, 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。
• PREP-PHRASE 高达;共计
  To the tune ofa 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。
• he who pays the piper calls the tune→ see:piper

双语例句

• She played some tunes on the piano but didn't sing a song.
  她用钢琴弹了几首曲子，去一首歌也没有唱。
• You can use this software to burn custom compilations of your favorite tunes.
  你可以用这个软件来刻录你最喜欢的乐曲。
• The manager had seen a recent musical and liked the tunes.
  经理看了新近拍摄的音乐歌舞片，很喜欢片中的曲调。
• I wrote a bunch of tunes on that.
  我用它做了好多曲子。
• Although my main instrument is piano, I listen to more vocal tunes than instrumental.
  虽然我主要使用的乐器是钢琴，但是我听到过许多嗓音胜过乐器的演奏。
• New sounds: Experience the fresh sound effects and tunes.
  新的声音效果：体验全新的音效和音乐！
• I'm still green at this, but I can play a few tunes.
  我对这个还有点生，但我能弹几个曲调。
• He has written a batch of very samey tunes.
  他写了一组非常单调枯燥的曲子。
• From the musical perspective, Mongolian folk songs are characterized with two tunes: long tune and short tune.
  蒙古民歌从音乐特点来讲，大致分为“长调”和“短调”两大类。
• And then my violin began to sing again those favorite tunes that had never left my memory.
  然后我的小提琴又开始响起了从未离开我的记忆的那些我最爱的曲子。