| 词组 | tune up |
| 释义 | tune up 1. tune up • tune up sth • tune sth up when musicians tune up their instruments, they prepare to play by making changes to their instruments until they produce the correct sounds: ▪ At last the orchestra had finished tuning up, and the audience became silent. ▪ The band tuning up their guitars backstage, and getting ready for the concert. 2. tune up sth • tune sth up to make changes to a car's engine, so that the car works better or goes faster: ▪ The new test for gasoline-powered vehicles will force more owners to tune up their engines. tune-up n C when you make changes to a car's engine so that it works better or goes faster: ▪ I took my van to Mike's Service Centre for a tune-up. 3. tune up AmE to prepare for an important event, especially a sports event or a concert, by practising in an event that is not so important + for ▪ Ballesteros tuned up for the Morocco Open, by playing for Europe in a special international match against Africa. ▪ Travis played a few gigs in Las Vegas last month, to tune up for the tour. tune-up n C AmE when you prepare for an important event, by practising in an event that is not so important: ▪ The swimmer Gary Hall Junior faces a challenging tune-up in May, when US Olympians compete at the Phoenix Swim Club, his home pool. |
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