| 单词 | to carry a tune |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto carry a tune 37. transitive. Music. To produce (a note, tune, etc.) accurately; to sing (something) in tune. Frequently in negative constructions with to carry a tune, as in he can't carry a tune. ΚΠ 1903 K. D. Wiggin Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm ii. 26 She ‘carried’ the alto by ear. 1921 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music (rev. ed.) Introd. p. viii A musical mind is adept in carrying the key of C without assistance of instrument or pitch pipe. 1997 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 17 Jan. (Weekend section) 3 Drew Barrymore lip-syncs to somebody else's vocalizations—apparently the actress can't carry a melody to save her life. 2009 Hana Hou! (Hawaiian Airlines) 88/1 Jenkins was a wealthy dowager who thought she was a great soprano—but who couldn't, in fact, carry a tune. < as lemmas |
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