詞彙精選:tune的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
n.
曲調,曲子,調子;主旋律 [C]
例句:
He whistled a popular tune.
他用口哨吹了一首流行曲調。
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琴勉強奏出曲調,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》就是第一首能引發某種類似歇斯底里情緒的搖滾曲調的歌曲。
和諧 [C]
例句:
Guitar plays in tune with piano.
吉他與鋼琴合奏很協調。
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)調諧 [C]
心情 [C]
例句:
You should give him a more relaxed tune.
你要給他一個比較輕鬆的心情。
語調 [C]
例句:
This year, it appears Dimon's tune has changed.
今年,戴蒙的語調似乎發生了改變。
例句:
The words and tune were impressed on our minds forever.
措辭和語調使我們永遠銘記。
v.
爲(樂器)調音 [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,我也會給大鍵琴調音。
調頻道,調臺,調諧 [I,T]
例句:
She tuned her television set to the film channel.
她把電視調到電影頻道。
例句:
A small colour television was tuned to an afternoon soap opera.
一臺小彩色電視機頻道調在了一出下午的肥皂劇上。
調試,協調,調整;使和諧,使一致 [I,T]
例句:
The colors are perfectly tuned to each other.
顏色很協調。
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”之意。melody指悅耳的曲調旋律。song多指配有歌詞的歌曲。tune指曲調,與配有歌詞的歌曲相對。theme指主旋律。
三、相關短語:
call the tune
v.定調子,發號施令,操縱
tune in
調頻,調諧,收聽,收看;協調,一致
tune up
v.1. 調音,定弦2. 調整,調節;調試,維修3.【口】開始演奏
signature tune
n.(電視、廣播節目的或某主持人主持節目時播放的)信號曲,開始曲,結束曲
四、參考例句:
in tune
音調準確;演奏合調
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。
He played the tune anew.
他把那支曲子重新奏了一遍。
She was humming a merry little tune.
她正哼着一支歡快的小調。
That tune is not in my repertoire.
我演出的節目中沒有這個曲子。
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.
她正哼着一支歡快的小調。