tune 1 S3 / tjun $ tun / 名词

1 [可数名词] a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to 同义词 melody :

That’s a nice tune.

She sang some old classics and a few new tunes.

to the tune of something (= using the same tune as another song )

The song was sung to the tune of “Amazing Grace”.

2 in tune playing or singing the correct musical note :

They sang perfectly in tune.

3 out of tune playing or singing higher or lower than the correct musical note :

Greg’s bass guitar was out of tune.

4 in tune with somebody/something, out of tune with somebody/something able or unable to realize, understand, or agree with what someone else thinks or wants :

The industry is changing in tune with changing demand.

5 to the tune of $1,000/£2 million etc informal used to emphasize how large an amount or number is :

Canada is funding the programme to the tune of $30 million.

→ call the tune at call 1 ( 9 ) , → change your tune at change 1 ( 14 ) , → dance to sb’s tune at dance 2 ( 4 ) , → fine-tune , signature tune

COLLOCATIONS

动词

play a tune He played a tune on the piano.

hum/whistle a tune She was humming a little tune to herself.

write/compose a tune They wrote many great tunes together in the 80s.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tune

catchy/memorable (= one that is easy to remember ) His songs have simple words and catchy tunes.

the theme tune/signature tune (= the tune at the beginning or end of a television programme etc ) the theme tune from the movie ‘Titanic’

a show tune (= a tune from a musical ) Broadway show tunes

a dance tune The DJ played some bouncy dance tunes.

a hymn tune a rousing hymn tune