tune /tju:n/ I. n. 1.［c］曲调，曲子: a popular tune 流行曲调；play a tune on the violin 用小提琴奏一首曲子；whistle a tune 用口哨吹调子；the falling (rising) tune 降(升)调 2.［u］和谐，协调：sing in tune 唱得合调 3. 用于习语in tune with与…适应：His ideas are in tune with the times.他的思想适合时代的潮流。I don’t like London—I just don’t feel in tune with city life. 我不喜欢伦敦，我跟城市生活就是格格不入。be out of tune (with …) 走调；与…不合拍：be out of tune with the times 适合时代潮流 to the tune of 达到…数字：We’re in debt to the tune of $50,000.我们的债务到了五万元。‖II. vt. & vi. 为(乐器)调音，调整：tune a piano 调准钢琴的音；tune the set to Radio Beijing 调到北京广播电台 tune in (to) 收听：tune in the news programme 收听新闻节目 67 million people tune in to late night television.六千七百万人收看深夜电视节目。Don’t forget to tune in to our special election programme this evening.不要忘了收看今晚我们的竞选特别节目。