一、詳細釋義:


n.

曲調(diào),曲子,調(diào)子;主旋律 [C]


例句:

He whistled a popular tune.

他用口哨吹了一首流行曲調(diào)。


例句:

Downstairs, a beggar scratched out a tune on a street-organ and sang an old warsaw melody.

樓下,一個要飯的一邊用簧風(fēng)琴勉強奏出曲調(diào),一邊在唱一支古老的華沙歌曲。


歌曲,短樂曲 [C]


例句:

She'll also be playing your favourite pop tunes.

她還將演奏你最喜歡的流行樂曲。


例句:

Mama was merely the first rock tune to spark something like hysteria.

《媽媽》就是第一首能引發(fā)某種類似歇斯底里情緒的搖滾曲調(diào)的歌曲。


和諧 [C]


例句:

Guitar plays in tune with piano.

吉他與鋼琴合奏很協(xié)調(diào)。


例句:

I try to be in tune with the natural world as much as I can.

我盡我最大能力與自然界保持和諧。


(收音機、電視機等的)調(diào)諧 [C]

心情 [C]


例句:

You should give him a more relaxed tune.

你要給他一個比較輕松的心情。


語調(diào) [C]


例句:

This year, it appears Dimon's tune has changed.

今年,戴蒙的語調(diào)似乎發(fā)生了改變。


例句:

The words and tune were impressed on our minds forever.

措辭和語調(diào)使我們永遠銘記。


v.

為(樂器)調(diào)音 [T]


例句:

He sat down on a block of stone and tuned his harp.

他坐在一塊大石頭上,彈起他的豎琴來。


例句:

I can tune the harpsichord as well as play it.

我會彈奏大鍵琴,同樣地,我也會給大鍵琴調(diào)音。


調(diào)頻道,調(diào)臺,調(diào)諧 [I,T]


例句:

She tuned her television set to the film channel.

她把電視調(diào)到電影頻道。


例句:

A small colour television was tuned to an afternoon soap opera.

一臺小彩色電視機頻道調(diào)在了一出下午的肥皂劇上。


調(diào)試,協(xié)調(diào),調(diào)整;使和諧,使一致 [I,T]


例句:

The colors are perfectly tuned to each other.

顏色很協(xié)調(diào)。


例句:

Our holidays must be tuned to fit in with yours.

我們的假日時間安排必須與你的一致。


二、詞義辨析:


melody,song,tune,theme

這些名詞均含有“樂曲、曲調(diào)”之意。 melody指悅耳的曲調(diào)旋律。 song多指配有歌詞的歌曲。 tune指曲調(diào),與配有歌詞的歌曲相對。 theme指主旋律。


三、相關(guān)短語:


call the tune

v.定調(diào)子,發(fā)號施令,操縱


tune in

調(diào)頻,調(diào)諧,收聽,收看;協(xié)調(diào),一致


tune up

v. 1. 調(diào)音,定弦 2. 調(diào)整,調(diào)節(jié);調(diào)試,維修 3.【口】開始演奏


signature tune

n. (電視、廣播節(jié)目的或某主持人主持節(jié)目時播放的)信號曲,開始曲,結(jié)束曲


四、參考例句:


in tune

音調(diào)準確;演奏合調(diào)


She played a tune impromptu.

她即席演奏了一曲。


He whistled a popular tune.

他用口哨吹了一首流行曲調(diào)。


He played the tune anew.

他把那支曲子重新奏了一遍。


She was humming a merry little?tune.

她正哼著一支歡快的小調(diào)。


That tune is not in my?repertoire.

我演出的節(jié)目中沒有這個曲子。


He played a tune on his trumpet.

他用小號吹奏了一首曲子。


He played a tune on the violin.

他用小提琴演奏了一首曲子。


Thump out a tune on the piano.

用力在鋼琴上彈奏一曲。


She was humming a merry little tune.

她正哼著一支歡快的小調(diào)。