ADJECTIVE | VERB + TUNE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤little小曲◇He hummed a little tune as he washed the dishes.他洗盤子時哼着小曲。➤good, great, nice好聽的旋律▸➤happy, jaunty, lively, merry, upbeat, uplifting快樂的/輕鬆活潑的/輕快的/歡樂的/歡快的/令人振奮的曲子➤haunting, melancholy, sad縈繞耳邊的/憂鬱的/悲傷的曲調▸➤classic, familiar, favourite/favorite, old, popular, traditional, well-known古典的/熟悉的/最喜愛的/古老的/流行的/傳統的/著名的曲調◇a collection of classic tunes一套經典樂曲合集➤catchy (informal) , memorable容易上口的/難忘的曲調▸➤dance, show舞曲;(音樂劇中的)流行曲調➤folk, jazz, pop, etc.民歌、爵士樂、流行曲調等◇an old jazz tune一首昔日的爵士樂曲➤hymn讚美詩樂曲▸➤signature, theme (especially BrE) (特定廣播、電視節目等的)信號曲;主題曲VERB + TUNE➤hum, play (sb), sing, whistle哼曲調;(為某人)演奏曲調;唱曲;用口哨吹曲調◇He softly hummed the tune to himself.他自顧自地輕聲哼着曲子。◇She played us a tune on the piano.她用鋼琴給我們彈奏了一首曲子。➤spin (informal) 放曲子(唱片)◇DJs spinning the coolest tunes播放最酷曲目的流行音樂節目主持人➤hum along with, sing along with和着曲子一起哼;和着曲子一起唱▸➤compose, write作曲▸➤pick out憑記憶一個音一個音地彈奏曲調◇The kids were picking out a tune on the old piano.孩子們在舊鋼琴上一個音一個音地彈奏一首樂曲。➤carry, hold合調;不跑調◇He wasn't allowed in the choir because he couldn't hold a tune.他沒能進唱詩班,因為他唱歌時走調。PHRASES➤to the tune of sth按照⋯的曲調◇The crowd were singing 'Give us jobs!' to the tune of 'Happy Birthday'.人們用《祝你生日快樂》的曲調唱着“給我們工作!”tune
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1adjust an engine, a machine, etc.調引擎、機器等ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤perfectly, precisely完美地/精確地調整➤carefully, properly仔細地/適當地調整PREPOSITION➤to調到⋯PHRASES➤finely tuned, highly tuned經精確調整的◇a finely tuned engine經精確調整的發動機tune
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2adjust a TV, radio, etc.調電視、收音機等ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤permanently固定地調(到)◇His radio was permanently tuned to Radio KVB.他的收音機始終調在 KVB 廣播電台。➤automatically自動調整◇Most phones will automatically tune to the strongest network signal.大多數電話會自動調整到最強的網絡信號。➤regularly定期調整◇Ten million people regularly tune in to see his show.上千萬人定期收看他的表演。➤in收聽;收看◇Don't forget to tune in to our special news coverage this evening.不要忘了收看今晚我們的特別新聞報道。PREPOSITION➤for, into調到⋯◇200 000 people tune into the station each week.每星期有 20 萬人收聽這家電台的節目。➤to調到⋯◇I tuned to the BBC for the late news.我調到英國廣播電台收聽晚間新聞。PHRASES➤badly tuned沒有調諧好的◇He heard everything through a screen of interference, like on a badly tuned radio.屏幕受到干擾,他收看節目時聽到各種聲音,就像收聽沒調好的收音機一樣。➤stay tuned稍後請繼續收聽◇Stay tuned for the news.稍後請繼續收聽本台新聞。