a series of musical notes that are sung or played in a particular order to form a piece of music 曲調；曲子 to sing/whistle a tune 唱歌/吹口哨 He was humming a familiar tune. 他低聲哼着一支熟悉的小曲。 I can play a few tunes on the piano. 我會在鋼琴上彈幾首曲子。 I don't know the title but I recognize the tune. 我不知道曲名，但聽得出這曲調。 It was a catchy tune (= easy to remember). 這是一首悅耳易記的曲子。 - to the tune of something
a football song sung to the tune of (= using the tune of) ‘When the saints go marching in’ 用《聖者的行進》的曲調唱的足球歌 a show/dance/pop tune 表演/舞蹈/流行歌曲
Collocations Musicsee also signature tune, theme tuneMusic 音樂 Listening 聽 - listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
聽／欣賞／喜愛／迷上音樂／古典音樂／爵士樂／流行音樂／嘻哈音樂等 - listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
聽收音機／MP3 播放器／CD - put on/play a CD/a song/some music
播放 CD／歌曲／音樂 - turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
調小／調大音樂／收音機／音量／低音 - go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
去聽音樂會；去看會演／現場演唱會／演出／音樂演奏會 - copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
複制／刻錄／翻錄音樂／CD／DVD - download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist
Playing 演奏 - play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
演奏樂器／鋼琴／打擊樂／音符／重複段／主旋律／協奏曲／二重奏；憑聽覺記憶演奏 - sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
唱國歌／民歌；獨唱；唱詠歎調／藍調歌曲；在合唱團演唱；唱女高音／中音／男高音／男低音；唱歌走調 - hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
哼曲子／主題曲／搖籃曲 - accompany a singer/choir
爲歌手／合唱團伴奏 - strum a chord/guitar
彈奏和弦／吉他
Performing 表演 - form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
組建／創辦／組成／加入／退出／離開樂隊 - give a performance/concert/recital
表演節目；舉辦音樂會／音樂演奏會 - do a concert/recital/gig
開音樂會／音樂演奏會／現場演唱會 - play a concert/gig/festival/venue
在音樂會／現場演唱會／會演／音樂廳演出 - perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert
在音樂會上演出 - appear at a festival/live
現身會演；現場表演 - go on/embark on a (world) tour
進行／開始（全球）巡演
Recording 錄制 - write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
寫／創作音樂／民謠／旋律／曲子／歌曲／主題歌／歌劇／交響曲 - land/get/sign a record deal
獲得／簽署唱片合約 - be signed to/be dropped by a record company
與唱片公司簽約；被唱片公司解約 - record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
錄制／發行／出版專輯／單曲／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／一舉登上／進入排行榜首位
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicb2The kids were picking out a popular tune on the old piano. 孩子們在舊鋼琴上一個音一個音地彈奏一首流行樂曲。 a collection of classic tunes 一套經典樂曲合集 an old jazz tune 一首昔日的爵士樂曲 He wasn't allowed in the choir because he couldn't hold a tune (= sing the correct notes). 他沒能進唱詩班，因爲他唱歌時走調。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- good
- great
- …
- hum
- play (somebody)
- sing
- …
- to the tune of something
Word Originlate Middle English: unexplained alteration of tone. The verb is first recorded (late 15th cent.) in the sense ‘celebrate in music, sing’.
Idioms
be in/out of tune
to be/not be singing or playing the correct musical notes to sound pleasant 音調正確／不正確；演奏合調／走調
be in/out of tune (with somebody/something)
to be/not be in agreement with somebody/something; to have/not have the same opinions, feelings, interests, etc. as somebody/something （與…）協調／不協調，一致／不一致，融洽／不融洽 These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject. 這些建議與我們在這個問題上的想法完全一致。 The President is out of tune with public opinion. 總統與公衆輿論大唱反調。
call the shots/tune
- (informal)
to be the person who controls a situation 控制；操縱
change your tune
- (informal)
to express a different opinion or behave in a different way when your situation changes 改變口風；轉變態度；變卦
dance to somebody’s tune
to do whatever somebody tells you to 聽從某人的指揮；唯命是從；言聽計從
he who pays the piper calls the tune
- (saying)
the person who provides the money for something can also control how it is spent 花錢的人說了算；財大者氣粗
march to (the beat of) a different drummer/drum | march to a different beat/tune
to behave in a different way from other people; to have different attitudes or ideas 改變口風；轉變態度；變卦 She was a gifted and original artist who marched to a different drummer. 她有天賦，具獨創性，是個與衆不同的藝術家。
sing a different tune
to change your opinion about somebody/something or your attitude towards somebody/something 改變觀點（或態度）；改弦易轍
to the tune of something