Word
untune
/ʌnˈtjuːn/
verb
使走调;使不和谐
To put (a musical instrument) out of tune; make inharmonious.
- 1.
To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
使(某物)走调;使无法和谐或协调。
使紊乱;扰乱;使(某物)走调;使无法和谐或协调。;使走调;使不和谐; 使紊乱;扰乱
In use
The damp weather untuned the old piano, so every note sounded slightly off.
Please do not untune the violin while I am practicing the concerto.
If you pull the string too hard, you will untune the guitar.
untune [object]
The constant noise untunes my focus.
持续的噪音打乱了我的注意力。
untune [something] [by doing something]
He untuned the violin by over-tightening the strings.
他把琴弦拧得太紧,导致小提琴走调。
Common mistakes
The piano untuned due to the humidity.The piano was untuned due to the humidity.
untune 是及物动词,不能单独作谓语表示状态;这里应用被动语态 was untuned 来表示被调走调。
The singer's voice is untune.The singer's voice is untuned.
untune 是动词,不能直接用作形容词;其过去分词 untuned 可作为形容词使用,如 is untuned 表示“走调的”。
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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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