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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- tune [tjun] [tjuːn]
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1.
noun
原义音调，调子；腔调，语气；声调；语调；心情；心绪；态度
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2.
noun
曲调；主调
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3.
noun
（赞歌、圣歌、诗歌等的）配曲，配谱
- 4. noun 正确的音高；调和，协调，和谐；一致[现主要用于短语in tune合调；和谐；（和…）一致，（与…）相处和睦：a violin that is in tune合调的小提琴out of tune走调，失调；（和…）不一致；（与…）不和睦：a person out of tune with the times不合时代的人]
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5.
vt.
校准（乐器）的音调，为（乐器）调音
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6.
vt.
调准（乐曲、声音等）的音调
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7.
vt.
使和谐，使一致，使调和
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8.
vt.
[rarely used]
唱，唱出；奏（乐）
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9.
vt.
[radio]
调谐，调整（收音机等）的频率；收听；调整（发动机等）
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10.
vi.
合调；协调（with）
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1.
noun
原义音调，调子；腔调，语气；声调；语调；心情；心绪；态度
Collins English-English Dictionary
- tune [tjuːn]
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1.
n
a melody, esp one for which harmony is not essential
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2.
n
the most important part in a musical texture
- the cello has the tune at that point
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3.
n
the condition of producing accurately pitched notes, intervals, etc (esp in the phrases in tune, out of tune)
- he can't sing in tune
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4.
n
accurate correspondence of pitch and intonation between instruments (esp in the phrases in tune, out of tune)
- the violin is not in tune with the piano
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5.
n
the correct adjustment of a radio, television, or some other electronic circuit with respect to the required frequency (esp in the phrases in tune, out of tune)
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6.
n
a frame of mind; disposition or mood
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7.
n
[obsolete]
a musical sound; note
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8.
vb
to adjust (a musical instrument or a changeable part of one) to a certain pitch
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9.
vb
to adjust (a note, etc) so as to bring it into harmony or concord
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10.
vt.
[tr]
to adapt or adjust (oneself); attune
- to tune oneself to a slower life
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11.
vt.
[tr;
often foll by up] to make fine adjustments to (an engine, machine, etc) to obtain optimum performance -
12.
vt.
[electronics]
to adjust (one or more circuits) for resonance at a desired frequency
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13.
vt.
[obsolete]
to utter (something) musically or in the form of a melody; sing
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14.
vt.
See also tune in tune out tune up
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15.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: variant of
tone
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1.
n
a melody, esp one for which harmony is not essential
Examples
- a catchy tune
- 易记的曲子 → catchy
- a haunting tune
- 难忘的旋律 → haunting
- to saw a tune on a fiddle
- 用提琴拉出一个音调 → saw
- a violin that is in tune
- 合调的小提琴 → tune
- out of tune
- 走调，失调；(和…)不一致；(与…)不和睦： → tune
- a person out of tune with the times
- 不合时代的人 → tune
- The pianist pounded out the tune with great effort.
- 钢琴师用了很大气力才弹奏出这个调子。
- to be in/out of tune
- [instrument+] 调子正确/不正确 → tune
- to be in/out of tune with
- [fig] 与...协调/不协调 → tune
- to change one's tune
- 转变态度 → tune
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