tuneBrE /tjuːn/ NAmE /tuːn/► SEE ALLbe in/out of tune (with sb/sth)to the tune of $500, etc.call the shots/the tunechange your tunedance to sb’s tunemarch to (the beat of) a different drummer/drumhe who pays the piper calls the tunesing a different song/tune ●be ˌin/ˌout of ˈtune (with sb/sth)1.be on/not on the right musical note音调正确／不正确◆They were both singing out of tune. 他们俩都唱走调了。2.be in/not in agreement with sb/sth; be/not be happy or comfortable with sb/sth（和…）一致／不一致，融洽／不融洽◆He’s out of tune with modern ideas about education. 他跟现代的教育理念不合拍。◆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。●to the tune of $500, etc. (informal) used to emphasize how much money sth has cost（用于强调价格高）高达，总额达◆We’re paying rent to the tune of £200 a week. 我们付的租金每周高达 200 英镑。●call the ˈshots/the ˈtune (informal) be in control定调子；控制；操纵◆Ask Jenny — she’s the one who calls the shots around here.去问珍妮，她是这儿管事的。●change your ˈtune (informal) change your opinion about or your attitude to sb/sth改变看法；改变态度；改变口气◆Tom used to say that parents worry too much about their children, but he soon changed his tune when he became a parent himself!汤姆过去总说父母为孩子操心过多，可他自己当上父亲之后口气很快就变了！●dance to sb’s ˈtune (BrE) do whatever sb tells you to听从某人的指挥；唯命是从；言听计从◆They are richer and more powerful than us so unfortunately we have to dance to their tune.他们比我们有钱有势，所以很不幸，我们得看他们的眼色行事。●march to (the beat of) a different ˈdrummer/ˈdrum ( march to a different ˈtuneless frequent) behave in a different way from other people; have different attitudes or ideas与众不同；截然不同的态度（或想法）◆She was a gifted and original artist who marched to a different drummer.她是位既有天赋又有创意的艺术家，风格与众不同。●he who pays the ˌpiper calls the ˈtune (saying) the person who provides the money for sth has the right to say how it should be spent; the person with power makes the decisions谁花钱，谁点戏；花钱的人说了算◆The Rockefeller Foundation helps the project financially, and they have the right to say ‘no’ to any part of it. He who pays the piper…洛克菲勒基金会给这个项目提供资金，他们有权否决项目中的任何一部分。花钱的人说了算。NOTE A piper is a musician who plays a pipe or the bagpipes. The person who hires them can choose what songs they play. * piper 指吹笛者或风笛吹奏者。雇佣他们的人可以选择曲子让他们吹奏。●sing a different ˈsong/ˈtune(be forced to) change your opinion（被迫）唱不同的调子，改变观点，改弦易辙◆Anne says she wants a large family but I’m sure she’ll be singing a different tune when she’s had one or two children.安妮说她想要好多孩子，不过我敢肯定等她有了一两个孩子，就不会这样说了。
