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Tune Phrase Musical Changed Verb Notes Person N Count

单词 tuning
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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