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tune
tune 作名词,本义是指:
调子,曲调,与melody含义接近
in tune 在调子里,也就是:合调
out of tune 走调;跑调
None of them could sing in tune.
他们中没有一个人能唱得合调。
The piano is out of tune.
钢琴音走调了。
拓展:跑调还可以说 off-key
= not in tune
= out of tune
Someone upstairs was singing off-key.
楼上有人唱歌走调了。
in tune除了表示音乐的音调之外,其实也可以延伸至其他方面,表示"一致,协调":
in tune with XX
与XX协调/一致
out of tune with XX
与XX不协调/不一致
We should adapt ourselves to being in tune with this ever-changing world.
我们应该调整自身,以与这个不断变化的世界保持一致。