英语词汇“out of tune”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

out of tune

释义

tune /tūn/

noun

A melody or air
Melodiousness
Tone
Accurate adjustment in pitch or frequency
Harmonious adjustment (figurative)
Frame of mind, temper
A song (informal)

transitive verb

To adjust the tones of
To put in condition for producing tones in tune
To put in smooth working order
To synchronize
To adjust (a radio, TV, video recorder, etc) so as to produce the optimum response to an incoming signal
To put in accord, bring to a desired state
To begin to play or sing (archaic)
To start the singing of (archaic)
To utter, express or celebrate in music (archaic)

intransitive verb

To give forth musical sound

ORIGIN: A form of tone¹

tūnˈable or tuneˈable adjective

Tuneful
In tune

tunˈableness noun

tunˈably adverb

tuned /tūnd/ adjective

tuneˈful adjective

Full of tune
Melodious
Musical

tuneˈfully adverb

tuneˈfulness noun

tuneˈless adjective

Without tune
Not melodious or tuneful
Unmusical
Without sense of tune
Silent (poetic)

tuneˈlessly adverb

tuneˈlessness noun

tunˈer noun

A person who tunes instruments, engines, etc
Someone who makes music, or sings
An apparatus for receiving radio signals
A knob, dial, etc by which a radio or television is adjusted to different wavelengths
In organs, an adjustable flap for altering the pitch of the tone

tunˈing noun

tunˈy adjective (tunˈier; tunˈiest)

Tuneful, esp in a superficial, obvious way

tuner amplifier noun

A piece of hi-fi equipment incorporating a radio receiver and an amplifier which can also be used with a record player, tape deck, etc

tuneˈsmith noun (facetious)

A songwriter or composer of light music

tuning fork noun

A two-pronged instrument giving a sound of known pitch or vibration

tuning key or tuning hammer noun

A key for turning wrest pins

tuning peg or tuning pin noun

A peg on a musical instrument around which the end of a string is wound and by which it is tuned

call the tune see pay the piper under pipe¹

change one's tune or sing another tune

To alter one's attitude, or way of talking

in tune

True in pitch
In accord (figurative)

out of tune

Not true in pitch
Not agreeing (figurative)

to the tune of

To the amount of

tune in

To adjust a radio for reception of a specific station, programme, etc (often with to)

tune one's pipes see under pipe¹

tune out

To adjust (a radio, etc) so as to eliminate (a sound, frequency, etc)
To ignore

tune up

To put instruments into tune for beginning
Of engines, etc, to (be) put into smooth working order
To begin to perform, strike up (tuneˈ-up noun)

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