tune
US: /ˈtun/
UK: /tjˈuːn/
UK: /tjˈuːn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
tune /tju:n/
- danh từ
- điệu (hát...), giai điệu
- sự đúng điệu; sự hoà âm
- to sing in tune: hát đúng
- to sing out of tune: hát sai, hát lạc điệu
- (nghĩa bóng) sự hoà hợp sự hoà thuận
- to be in tune with somebody: hợp với ai, hoà thuận với ai
- sự cao hứng, sự hứng thú
- I am not in tune for a talk this evening: tôi không thấy hứng thú nói chuyện tối nay
- to change one's tune; to sing another tune
- (nghĩa bóng) đổi giọng, đổi thái độ
- to the tune of five million
- với số tiền là năm triệu
- ngoại động từ
- (âm nhạc) lên dây so dây (đàn)
- (nghĩa bóng) làm cho hoà hợp, làm cho phù hợp, làm cho ăn giọng, làm cho ăn khớp
- you'll have to tune your theories to the new conditions of life: anh phải làm cho những lý thuyết của anh phù hợp với những điều kiện mới của cuộc sống
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) điều chỉnh (máy...)
- nội động từ
- (+ with) hoà hợp với, hoà nhịp với, ăn giọng với, ăn khớp với (đen & bóng)
- to tune in
- điều chỉnh làn sóng (truyền thanh)
- to tune in to Pekin: bắt đài Bắc kinh
- to tune up
- lên dây, so dây (dàn nhạc)
- bắt đầu chơi (nhạc); bắt đầu hát
- (đùa cợt) bắt đầu nhé (trẻ con...)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun [C] a series of musical notes that are sung or played in a particular order to form a piece of music: He was humming a familiar tune. + I don't know the title but I recognize the tune. + It was a catchy tune (= song). + a football song sung to the tune of (= using the tune of) 'When the saints go marching in'
See also -
Idioms: be in / out of tune (with sb/sth) to be/not be in agreement with sb/sth; to have/not have the same opinions, feelings, interests, etc. as sb/sth: These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject. + The President is out of tune with public opinion.
in / out of tune to be/not be singing or playing the correct musical notes to sound pleasant: None of them could sing in tune. + The piano is out of tune.
to the tune of sth (informal) used to emphasize how much money sth has cost: The hotel has been refurbished to the tune of a million dollars.
more at CALL v., CHANGE v., DANCE v., PAY v., SING
+ verb [VN]
1 to adjust a musical instrument so that it plays at the correct PITCH: to tune a guitar / piano
2 to adjust an engine so that it runs smoothly and as well as possible
3 [usually passive] ~ sth (in) (to sth) to adjust the controls on a radio or television so that you can receive a particular programme or channel: The radio was tuned (in) to the BBC World Service. + (spoken) Stay tuned for the news and weather coming up next.
4 ~ sth (to sth) to prepare or adjust sth so that it is suitable for a particular situation: His speech was tuned to what the audience wanted to hear.
Phrasal Verbs: tune in (to sth) to listen to a radio programme or watch a television programme
tune in to sb/sth to become aware of other people's thoughts and feelings, etc.
tune out
tune sb/sth<->out to stop listening to sth: When she started talking about her job, he just tuned out.
tune up
tune sth<->up to adjust musical instruments so that they can play together: The orchestra was tuning up as we entered the hall.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 melody, air, song, strain, motif, theme:
David presents a marvellous half-hour radio programme of show tunes every week.
2 euphony, pitch, harmony, accord, accordance, consonance, unison, correspondence, conformity:
She cannot sing in tune. The guitar is out of tune with the piano. Her husband is out of tune with today's fashion.
v.
3 tune up, calibrate, adjust, regulate, coordinate, adapt, attune, align, set:
That garage charges too much for tuning an engine.
4 tune in (on). attend (to), pay attention (to), listen (to), understand, be aware (of), be on the qui vive, be alert (to), Slang be on the same wavelength or frequency (with):
I am not sure that Bernard is tuned in to what his sister does for a living.
5 tune out. ignore, disregard, turn a blind eye to, be blind to, turn one's back on, turn a deaf ear to:
Sally is able to tune out anything she doesn't like to hear.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
little
He hummed a little tune as he washed the dishes.
| good, nice | familiar, popular, traditional, well-known, well-loved | catchy, memorable | lively, uplifting | dance, hymn | signature, theme
VERB + TUNE
give sb, hum, play (sb), sing, whistle
She gave us a tune on the piano.
| hum/sing along with | compose, write | pick out
The kids were picking out a popular tune on the old piano.
| carry, hold
He wasn't allowed in the choir because he couldn't hold a tune.
PHRASES
to the tune of sth
The crowd were singing ‘Give us jobs, not more cuts!’ to the tune of ‘Happy Birthday To You’.
Concise English dictionary
tunes|tuned|tuningtuːn /tju-
noun
+a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
+the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
+the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
verb
+adjust for (better) functioning
+adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
