| 单词 | to tune out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tune out to tune out 1. transitive. To eliminate reception of (a radio signal of a particular frequency) by tuning. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > communicate by radio [verb (transitive)] > tune tune1887 attune1899 to tune out1908 to tune in1913 mistune1914 1908 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1907 621 It is easy to hear the ships in the Channel, but it is also easy to tune everything out and listen to the desired station alone. 1925 Scribner's Mag. July 46/1 With deft fingers the Cap'n tuned the symphony in—tuned it out a couple of times by mistake and finally brought it in closer and closer. 1957 Pract. Wireless 33 722/1 When..the signal is tuned out, the voltage at point A drops. 1970 J. Earl How to choose Tuners & Amplifiers ii. 47 The filter tunes out the 19kHz pilot carrier. 1981 G. MacBeth Kind of Treason xiii. 124 Strand was kneeling at the radio. He found the station and tuned the static out. 2. figurative. To disregard; to cease listening to. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore, disregard [verb (transitive)] > refuse to hear unheara1300 sitc1300 to tune out1928 to sign off1957 1928 T. E. Lawrence Let. 1 May (1938) 599 In the East..you hear everything that's happening, and a great deal more. The selective ear tunes out the false news. 1969 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 5 July 28 If you don't like what I say, you can tune me out. 1970 E. G. Olim in S. Rogers Children & Language (1975) v. 322 He learns, as a result of failure and frustration in school, either to tune out the school or to adopt a defiant, rebellious attitude towards it. 1978 G. A. Sheehan Running & Being iii. 38 I have the ability to tune out what is going on around me. < as lemmas |
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