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tuning fork

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Music
ˈtuning fork noun [countable]  tuning_fork.jpg APMa small U-shaped steel instrument that makes a particular musical note when you hit it 〔为乐器调音用的〕音叉5 see picture at 见图 fork1
Examples from the Corpus
tuning forkA gravitational wave at the natural frequency for longitudinal oscillations of the bar would set it ringing like a tuning fork.Didymograptus species of this type have a distinctive shape like a tuning fork.Delaney's bomb had shaken through the ship, vibrating the steel like a tuning fork.I trembled like a tuning fork, but my shoulder fakes absorbed the worst of the shaking.
ˈtuning fork nounChineseSyllable
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tuning fork
ˈtuning fork noun [countable]

a small U-shaped steel instrument that makes a particular musical note when you hit it


tuning forkBrE /ˈtjuːnɪŋ fɔːk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtuːnɪŋ fɔːrk/ 🔊 nouna small metal instrument with two long parts joined together at one end, that produces a particular musical note when you hit it and is used in tuning musical instruments 音叉(一种校音器)<titled tranID="30" status="2">Music<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>音乐</chn></titled>

Listening

  • 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 (BrE) at/in a concert/(especially NAmE) a concert 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