tune
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tune1 /tjuːn $ tuːn/ ●●● S3 noun 1 [countable]APM a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to 调子，曲调，旋律 SYN melody That’s a nice tune. 那曲调很美。 She sang some old classics and a few new tunes. 她唱了几首经典老歌和一些新曲。to the tune of something (=using the same tune as another song) 以…的曲调 The song was sung to the tune of ‘Amazing Grace’. 这首歌是用《奇异恩典》的曲调唱的。► see thesaurus at music2 in tune APMplaying or singing the correct musical note 合调 They sang perfectly in tune. 他们唱得十分合调。3 out of tune APMplaying or singing higher or lower than the correct musical note 走调 Greg’s bass guitar was out of tune. 格雷格的低音吉他走音了。4 in tune with somebody/sth, out of tune with somebody/somethingout of tune with somebody/something in tune with somebody/sth SAMEDISAGREEable or unable to realize, understand, or agree with what someone else thinks or wants 与某人/某事协调[一致]/不协调[不一致] The industry is changing in tune with changing demand. 这个行业正随着需求的不断变化作出相应的调整。5 to the tune of $1,000/£2 million etc informalEMPHASIZE used to emphasize how large an amount or number is 高达1,000美元/200万英镑等〔强调数量或数目大〕 Canada is funding the programme to the tune of $30 million. 加拿大给该计划拨款高达3,000万美元。 → call the tune at call1(9), → change your tune at change1(14), → dance to somebody’s tune at dance2(4), → fine-tune, signature tune COLLOCATIONSverbsplay a tune 演奏曲子He played a tune on the piano. 他用钢琴弹奏了一曲。hum/whistle a tune 哼/（用口哨）吹一曲She was humming a little tune to herself. 她一个人哼着小曲。write/compose a tune 作曲nThey wrote many great tunes together in the 80s.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tunecatchy/memorable (=one that is easy to remember) 易记的His songs have simple words and catchy tunes. 他的歌曲歌词简单，曲调顺口。the theme tune/signature tune (=the tune at the beginning or end of a television programme etc) 主题曲/信号曲the theme tune from the movie 'Titanic' 电影《泰坦尼克号》的主题曲a show tune (=a tune from a musical) 音乐剧中的流行曲调nBroadway show tunesa dance tune 舞曲nThe DJ played some bouncy dance tunes.a hymn tune 圣歌na rousing hymn tune
Examples from the Corpus
tune• With his Soft Machine background, his deadpan baritone, his witty lyrics and catchy tunes, how could he fail?• The band put an easy beat through every tune, you could waltz or smooch or shuffle.• an old familiar tune• Like a lot of country writers, his tunes often provide a scenario and a twist.• But they seek also to have a religion which is in tune with the world in which we live.• Hrun hummed a little tune as he began to pull crumbling leather from the desecrated altar.• Stephan hummed a little tune and stirred his soup.• So in the overture they put Reuben Reeves on stage doing some of Louis's tunes.• Turn on the radio - let's hear some tunes.• I've heard that tune before, but I don't know the words to the song.• The music box plays the tune "Send in the Clowns."• The invisible forces brought us together and made us waltz to an unheard tune.tune2 ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 APMto make a musical instrument play at the right pitch 为〔乐器〕调音 Someone’s coming tomorrow to tune the piano. 明天有人来给钢琴调音。2. (also tune up)TETTC to make small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible 调整，调节〔发动机，使达到最佳状态〕3 TCBto make a radio or television receive broadcasts from a particular place 调节，调〔收音机或电视频道〕tune something to something The radio was tuned to a classical station. 收音机调到了一个古典音乐台。 → stay tuned at stay1(8)4 finely/highly tuned JUDGEfinely tuned feelings, senses, or systems are extremely sensitive and able to react quickly 〔感情、感觉或系统〕非常敏感的be tuned to something a species finely tuned to life in the desert 十分适应沙漠生活的一个物种5 tune in phrasal verb a) AMTTCBto watch or listen to a broadcast on radio or television 收看（电视）；收听（广播） to People get their information by tuning in to foreign radio stations. 人们通过收听外国电台来获得信息。 More than 150 million Americans tuned in to watch the final episode. 超过1.5亿的美国人收看了这最后的一集。b) UNDERSTAND (also be tuned in) to realize or understand what is happening or what other people are thinking 了解，熟悉〔情况、别人的想法等〕 to Try to tune in to your partner’s needs. 尽量去了解伴侣的需求。 The company aims to be more tuned in to customer needs. 公司力求更多地了解客户的需求。6 tune out phrasal verb informal IGNOREto ignore or stop listening to someone or something 不理睬，置之不理 A bored child may simply tune out. 孩子感到无聊可能就会走神。tune somebody/something ↔ out I learned to tune out the background noise. 我学着不去理会背景杂音。7 tune up phrasal verb → See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
tune• The bikes would sit somewhere between Superstock and superbike machines, with less tuning allowed to them than superbikes.• Stay tuned, because the Carrey saga should get interesting.• If the engine needs to be tuned, Dad can do it.• Residents from at least 62 countries tuned in to the program.• He is the main - no, the only - reason for tuning into Neighbours.• Secondly, in some species the choice is remarkably finely tuned so that under certain circumstances familiarity may be preferred over novelty.• The television was tuned to a rerun of "M.A.S.H."• The entire world will have to stay tuned to find out.• The detector has an amplifier that is tuned to recognize and amplify only the pulsed signal.From Longman Business Dictionarytunetune /tjuːntuːn/ noun to the tune of $1000/£100 etc informal used to emphasize how large an amount or number isThe company is in debt to the tune of £1.2 billion.Origin tune1 (1300-1400) tonetune1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1tune2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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tune
tune1 S3 /tjuːn $ tuːn/ 
noun
SYN melody:
That’s a nice tune.
She sang some old classics and a few new tunes.
to the tune of something (=using the same tune as another song)
The song was sung to the tune of "Amazing Grace".
2. in tune playing or singing the correct musical note:
They sang perfectly in tune.
3. out of tune playing or singing higher or lower than the correct musical note:
Greg’s bass guitar was out of tune.
4. in tune with somebody/something, out of tune with somebody/something able or unable to realize, understand, or agree with what someone else thinks or wants:
The industry is changing in tune with changing demand.
5. to the tune of $1,000/£2 million etc informal used to emphasize how large an amount or number is:
Canada is funding the programme to the tune of $30 million.
⇨ call the tune at call1(9), ⇨ change your tune at change1(14), ⇨ dance to sb’s tune at dance2(4), ⇨ fine-tune, signature tune
■ verbs
▪play a tune He played a tune on the piano.
▪hum/whistle a tune She was humming a little tune to herself.
▪write/compose a tune They wrote many great tunes together in the 80s.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tune
▪catchy/memorable (=one that is easy to remember) His songs have simple words and catchy tunes.
▪the theme tune/signature tune (=the tune at the beginning or end of a television programme etc) the theme tune from the movie 'Titanic'
▪a show tune (=a tune from a musical) Broadway show tunes
▪a dance tune The DJ played some bouncy dance tunes.
▪a hymn tune a rousing hymn tune
tune2 verb [transitive]
1. to make a musical instrument play at the right pitch:
Someone’s coming tomorrow to tune the piano.
2. (also tune up) to make small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible
3. to make a radio or television receive broadcasts from a particular place
tune something to something
The radio was tuned to a classical station. ⇨ stay tuned at stay1(8)
4. finely/highly tuned finely tuned feelings, senses, or systems are extremely sensitive and able to react quickly
be tuned to something
a species finely tuned to life in the desert
tune in phrasal verb
1. to watch or listen to a broadcast on radio or television
tune in to
People get their information by tuning in to foreign radio stations.
More than 150 million Americans tuned in to watch the final episode.
2. (also be tuned in) to realize or understand what is happening or what other people are thinking
tune in to
Try to tune in to your partner’s needs.
The company aims to be more tuned in to customer needs.
tune out phrasal verb informal
to ignore or stop listening to someone or something:
A bored child may simply tune out.
tune somebody/something ↔ out
I learned to tune out the background noise.
tune up phrasal verb
1. when musicians tune up, they prepare their instruments to play at the right pitch
tune something ↔ up
The band were tuning up their guitars.
2. tune something ↔ up to make small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible
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noun Date: 1300-1400
Origin: tone
1. [countable] a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to Origin: tone
SYN melody:
to the tune of something (=using the same tune as another song)
2. in tune playing or singing the correct musical note:
3. out of tune playing or singing higher or lower than the correct musical note:
4. in tune with somebody/something, out of tune with somebody/something able or unable to realize, understand, or agree with what someone else thinks or wants:
5. to the tune of $1,000/£2 million etc informal used to emphasize how large an amount or number is:
⇨ call the tune at call1(9), ⇨ change your tune at change1(14), ⇨ dance to sb’s tune at dance2(4), ⇨ fine-tune, signature tune
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verb [transitive]1. to make a musical instrument play at the right pitch:
2. (also tune up) to make small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible
3. to make a radio or television receive broadcasts from a particular place
tune something to something
4. finely/highly tuned finely tuned feelings, senses, or systems are extremely sensitive and able to react quickly
be tuned to something
tune in phrasal verb
1. to watch or listen to a broadcast on radio or television
tune in to
2. (also be tuned in) to realize or understand what is happening or what other people are thinking
tune in to
tune out phrasal verb informal
to ignore or stop listening to someone or something:
tune somebody/something ↔ out
tune up phrasal verb
1. when musicians tune up, they prepare their instruments to play at the right pitch
tune something ↔ up
2. tune something ↔ up to make small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible
Listening 听
listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.听／欣赏／喜爱／迷上音乐／古典音乐／爵士乐／流行音乐／嘻哈音乐等 listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD听收音机／MP3 播放器／CD put on/play a CD/a song/some music播放 CD／歌曲／音乐 turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass调小／调大音乐／收音机／音量／低音 go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital去听音乐会；去看会演／现场演唱会／演出／音乐演奏会 copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD复制／刻录／翻录音乐／CD／DVD download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video下载音乐／专辑／歌曲／录音样带／视频
Playing 演奏
play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear演奏乐器／钢琴／打击乐／音符／重复段／主旋律／协奏曲／二重奏；凭听觉记忆演奏 sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune唱国歌／民歌；独唱；唱咏叹调／蓝调歌曲；在合唱团演唱；唱女高音／中音／男高音／男低音；唱歌走调 hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby哼曲子／主题曲／摇篮曲 accompany a singer/choir为歌手／合唱团伴奏 strum a chord/guitar弹奏和弦／吉他
Performing 表演
form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band组建／创办／组成／加入／退出／离开乐队 give a performance/concert/recital表演节目；举办音乐会／音乐演奏会 do a concert/recital/gig开音乐会／音乐演奏会／现场演唱会 play a concert/gig/festival/venue在音乐会／现场演唱会／会演／音乐厅演出 perform ( at/in a concert/BrE ( a concertespecially
NAmE 在音乐会上演出 appear at a festival/live现身会演；现场表演 go on/embark on a (world) tour进行／开始（全球）巡演
Recording 录制
write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony写／创作音乐／民谣／旋律／曲子／歌曲／主题歌／歌剧／交响曲 land/get/sign a record deal获得／签署唱片合约 be signed to/be dropped by a record company与唱片公司签约；被唱片公司解约 record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD录制／发行／出版专辑／单曲／CD be top of/top the charts高居每周流行唱片排行榜之首 get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one位列／一举登上／进入排行榜首位
