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in tune / out of tune
常用于形容乐器或声音是否准确。
The piano is out of tune.
这架钢琴走调了。
曲调；旋律；曲子
tunes — plural of tune
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曲调；旋律；曲子
a melody or short musical composition; a distinctive sequence of notes
The piano is out of tune.
这架钢琴走调了。
旋律
A melody.
构成独特序列的一连串音符
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
歌曲或短小的音乐作品
A song, or short musical composition.
准确发出给定音高的音符的特性
the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
She hummed a cheerful tune while cooking dinner.
她做晚饭时哼着一首欢快的曲子。
AI contextual example
That tune has been stuck in my head all day.
那首曲子一整天都在我脑海里挥之不去。
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The band played a familiar tune at the festival.
乐队在音乐节上演奏了一首熟悉的曲子。
AI contextual example
he cannot sing in tune
他唱歌跑调。
WordNet
常用于形容乐器或声音是否准确。
The piano is out of tune.
这架钢琴走调了。
可数名词，指具体的旋律。
She hummed a cheerful tune.
她哼了一首欢快的曲子。
固定短语，表示金额或数量，意为‘高达…’。
He was fined to the tune of $500.
他被罚款高达500美元。
固定短语，意为能准确地唱歌。
He can't carry a tune.
他五音不全。
Not this
I listen to tune on the radio.
Use this
I listen to a tune on the radio.
tune作为可数名词，表示‘一段旋律’时，需要使用不定冠词a；中文‘听曲子’没有冠词概念，容易漏掉。
Not this
This radio is not on tune.
Use this
This radio is not in tune.
英语中表示‘调准’用in tune，而中文‘在调上’可能被直译为on tune；应使用介词in。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
唱一首曲子
She was singing a cheerful tune.
她正唱着一首欢快的曲子。
演奏一首曲子
He played a beautiful tune on the piano.
他在钢琴上演奏了一首优美的曲子。
朗朗上口的曲调
I can't get that catchy tune out of my head.
那首朗朗上口的曲调一直在我脑海里挥之不去。
唱得准调
She can't carry a tune, but she loves singing.
她唱歌跑调，但她喜欢唱歌。
改变态度/论调
He changed his tune when he realized he was wrong.
他意识到自己错了之后改变了态度。
音调准确；和谐
The piano is not in tune.
这架钢琴音不准。
发号施令；定调子
In this company, the CEO calls the tune.
在这家公司，首席执行官说了算。
改变态度或说法
He used to oppose the plan, but now he's changed his tune.
他以前反对这个计划，但现在改变了态度。
与…协调一致；理解；同意
Her ideas are in tune with modern trends.
她的想法与当代潮流一致。
开启，触发，脱离。
The audience was asked to tune in for the next episode.
观众被要求收看下一集。
谁付钱给吹笛人，谁就点曲子。
The company that funded the project gets to call the tune.
资助项目的公司有权决定方向。
Use tunes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
tune记忆法：听曲调需调音，调音即调整音符序列。
多用于指代旋律，语域中性；在音乐或无线电器材语境下，可指调音或调谐，语域较专业。
Words ending with '-une' (dune, June, immune) share the same spelling and sound as tune. 'moon' and 'soon' rhyme with tune despite '-oon' spelling. 'tone' looks similar but has a different vowel sound (/oʊn/) and does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.