Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #3770
tuned
调音；给（乐器）调弦
tuned is the past of tune.
to adjust a musical instrument so that it plays the correct pitches
- 1.
To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
调整(乐器)使其发出正确的音高。
- 2.
To adjust or modify (especially a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
调整或修改(尤指机械或电气设备)以使其发挥最佳功能。
- 3.
To adjust the frequency of a transmitter or receiver, such as on a radio or TV transmitter or receiver, so as to send or receive an electromagnetic signal through a desired frequency band or channel.
调整发射机或接收机的频率(如收音机或电视的发射机或接收机),以便通过期望的频段或频道发送或接收电磁信号。
- 4.
Of faculties, senses, etc.: to adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
指能力、感官等:适应或指向特定目标。
- 5.
To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
使更精确、更强烈或更有效；使处于合适的状态或倾向。
- 6.
To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
使协调；调整音乐风格；使和谐。
- 7.
To give a certain tone or character to.
赋予某种格调或特征。
- 8.
To set (lyrics) to music.
为(歌词)谱曲。
调谐；调（台）；调（频道）；调整；调试；调整；使更有效；使更精准；使适应；使对准；使和谐；使协调；使合拍
In use
The mechanic tuned the engine to run more smoothly.
You should tune the amplifier before the concert.
He is tuning the bike's gears to make cycling easier.
Verb forms
base tune · third person tunes · -ing tuning · past tuned · past participle tuned
规则动词，在词尾加-ed构成过去式和过去分词。
Connections
Collocations
- tune a guitar
- 给吉他调音
- She tuned her guitar every day before practicing.她每天练习前都给吉他调音。
- tune the engine
- 调试发动机
- We had the mechanic tune the engine before the road trip.我们让机修工在公路旅行前调试了发动机。
- tune the radio
- 调收音机频道
- He tuned the radio until he found a station playing jazz.他调着收音机，直到找到一个播放爵士乐的电台。
- tune in
- 收听；收看
- Remember to tune in at eight o'clock for the live broadcast.记住八点收听现场直播。
- stay tuned
- 敬请期待；别走开
- Stay tuned for more exciting announcements.敬请期待更多令人兴奋的消息。
- finely tuned
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：转动吉他弦钮调音，弦音准了就是 tune；调台、调试都是这个“调”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：tuning a musical instrument、tuning a radio/TV receiver、adjusting a machine or engine tune 作动词时涵盖多个义项：给乐器调音、调收音机/电视频道、调整设备等。不同场合的正式程度略有差异：日常和专业技术语境都常见，整体偏中性；在具体领域（如汽车调校、无线电调谐）中会带专业性。
Grammar Note
常用于调整乐器、收音机或发动机等
Pronunciation & Spelling
tune 读作 /tun/。June /dʒun/、dune /dun/、soon /sun/、moon /mun/、noon /nun/、spoon /spun/ 都与它押韵（元音和尾辅音相同）。注意拼写相似的 tone /toʊn/ 与 tune 不押韵；fortune 中的 -tune 读 /tʃən/ 或 /tʃuːn/，也不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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