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单词 fine-tune
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fine-tune

[ fahyn-toon, -tyoon ]
/ ˈfaɪnˈtun, -ˈtyun /
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verb (used with object), fine-tuned, fine-tun·ing.

to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
tune (def. 12).
to make minor adjustments in so as to produce stability, improvement, or the precise results desired: to fine-tune the nation's economy.

Origin of fine-tune

First recorded in 1920–25

OTHER WORDS FROM fine-tune

fine-tuner, noun

Words nearby fine-tune

finesse, finest, finestra, fine structure, fine-tooth comb, fine-tune, finfish, finfoot, fin-footed, Fingal's Cave, finger
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Example sentences from the Web for fine-tune

  • Trying to fine-tune all that to a desired end is not only a form of madness but doomed to failure.

    How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?|Nick Gillespie|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • After appearing in several plays, Chastain was accepted into the prestigious Juilliard School in order to fine-tune her craft.

    The Next Meryl Streep|Marlow Stern|August 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for fine-tune

fine-tune

verb

(tr) to make fine adjustments to (something) in order to obtain optimum performance
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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