tune

メロディー、曲

歌や、聞いてそれと分かる曲を形作る音のつながり。

やさしい英語で： A series of musical notes that form a song or a recognizable piece of music.

• I like this tune.
• She hummed a cheerful tune while cooking.
• Can you play that tune on the piano?

類義語： melody, song

よく使う表現： catchy tune, play a tune, hum a tune, familiar tune

調整、チューンアップ

機械やエンジンの働きを良くするための調整。

やさしい英語で： An adjustment to a machine or engine to make it work better.

• The engine needs a tune.
• A good tune made the old motor run smoothly.
• The mechanic gave my car a thorough tune.

類義語： tune-up, adjustment

よく使う表現： engine tune, good tune, needs a tune

調律する、調弦する

楽器を正しい音の高さで鳴るように調整する。

やさしい英語で： To adjust a musical instrument so that it produces the correct notes.

• Please tune your guitar.
• He tuned the piano before the concert.
• Have you learned how to tune a violin?

使い方： tune something to something (She tuned her guitar to a lower pitch.)

よく使う表現： tune a guitar, tune the piano, tune an instrument

視聴する、番組を見る、番組を聴く

テレビ番組を見たり、ラジオ放送を聞いたりする。

やさしい英語で： To watch a television program or listen to a radio broadcast.

• Tune in tonight!
• Millions tuned in to watch the final.
• Do you tune in to her weekly radio show?

使い方： tune in to something (We tune in to the news every evening.); tune in for something (Tune in for tomorrow's live interview.)

類義語： watch, listen

よく使う表現： tune in, tune in tonight, tune into something

周波数を合わせる、選局する

ラジオやテレビを、特定の放送局やチャンネルを受信するように合わせる。

やさしい英語で： To adjust a radio or television so it receives a particular station or channel.

• Can you tune the radio?
• She tuned the receiver to a stronger station.
• Tune to this frequency for emergency information.

使い方： tune something to something (Tune the radio to the local news station.); tune to something (Tune to channel four for the weather report.)

よく使う表現： tune the radio, tune to something, tune a receiver

調整する、最適化する

機械やシステムができるだけよく働くように調整する。

やさしい英語で： To adjust a machine or system so that it works as well as possible.

• The mechanic tuned the engine.
• We tuned the system to use less energy.
• Carefully tuning these settings can improve performance.

使い方： tune something for something (They tuned the engine for maximum power.)

類義語： adjust, optimize

よく使う表現： tune an engine, tune the system, tune for performance

意識を向ける、注意を集中する

よく気づいたり理解したりできるよう、感覚や思考を何かに向ける。

やさしい英語で： To direct your senses or thoughts toward something so you notice or understand it better.

• Tune your ears to the music.
• Her attention was tuned to changes in his voice.
• He gradually tuned into the needs of his new team.

使い方： tune something to something (She tuned her ears to the birds' calls.); be tuned to something (His senses were tuned to every sound in the dark.); tune into something (Try to tune into your child's feelings.)

類義語： attune, focus

よく使う表現： tune into something, tune your ears, tune your senses

いい曲

流れている曲がとても好きだと伝えるときの掛け声。

やさしい英語で： Something you say to show that you really like the song playing.

• Tune! Turn it up!
• Tune, mate! I love this song.
• When the DJ played her favorite song, she shouted, 'Tune!'

よく使う表現： tune mate, yes tune