| 单词 | tune up |
| 释义 | tune up (once / 11365 pages) v To tune up is to balance or adjust a car's engine or a musical instrument so that it works correctly. You better tune up your instrument before a concert, or else you could turn off your fans. Every motor vehicle needs a tune up now and then, and even your bicycle can benefit from a tune up. When a mechanic tunes up a car, she checks the systems and important parts and makes any needed adjustments. When a musician tunes up a guitar, he changes the instrument's pitch so that its sound isn't too sharp or flat. The musical meaning of tune up came first. WORD FAMILYtune up: tuned up, tunes up, tuning up USAGE EXAMPLESIowa State hosts Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday in its final Big 12 tune up. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) But Denver’s defense is tuned up, and the team is ready to bounce back from its overtime loss to the Chiefs. Los Angeles Times(Dec 02, 2016) They were a tune up for a bigger, deeper and more talented team. Washington Times(Nov 17, 2016) 1v adjust for (better) functioning Syn|Hypo|Hyper tune fine-tune, tweak adjust finely servicemake fit for use tune inregulate (a radio or television set) in order to receive a certain station or program adjust, correct, set alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard 2v adjust the pitches of (musical instruments) Syn|Ant|Hyper tune untune cause to be out of tune adjust, correct, set alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
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