| 单词 | tuning |
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| 音标 | 英['tju:nɪŋ] 美['tjunɪŋ] |
| 解释 | n.调谐,调整,调音;v.调音( tune的现在分词 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调; |
| 例句 | N-COUNT 曲调;调子;主旋律 A tune is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember. 例: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 a tune . 例: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 someone tunes a musical instrument, they adjust it so that it produces the right notes. 例:'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。 VERB 调试,调整(发动机或机器) When an engine or machine is tuned, it is adjusted so that it works well. 例: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。 VERB 调谐;调频道;调台 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: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。 PHRASE 发号施令;控制;操纵 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: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 someone has changed their tune, you are criticizing them because they have changed their opinion or way of doing things. 例:You've changed your tune since this morning, haven't you?...你从今天早上就变卦了,是不是? 例: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 is dancing to someone else's tune, you mean that they are allowing themselves to be controlled by the other person. 例: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 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: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。 例:Many of the notes are out of tune...很多音都走调了。 PHRASE 一致/不一致;赞同/不赞同 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: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。 例: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 of a particular amount of money means to the extent of that amount. 例: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。 |
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