例句-1:I can never tune in on rap music. To me it's just a noisy waste of time. Can you tell what in the world they're singing about? It sounds like some strange foreign language to me.
例句-2:Try to think exactly what you did to make your boss tune you out. Unless he respects you again, you can't put good use to your talents. Either try harder to get back his confidence or start looking for another job.
显然这段话里的tune you out意思就是不听你的话,或者不重视你。习惯用语tune someone out解释漠视某人的意见。
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我们再学一个带有tune这个词的习惯用语在这个习惯用语里tune不再是动词而是名词。这个习惯用语是: out of tune。 Tune当名词的时候解释曲调,所以out of tune从字面意思来看就是不入调,或者说是走调。例如: The piano is out of tune. 这句话是在说钢琴琴键的音调偏高或者或者偏低。也就是钢琴走音了。但是out of tune这个习惯用语其实有更广泛的意义,可以解释不和谐一致,out of tune要表示和什么不协调、不合拍,通常后面得跟with,就成了out of tune with...好,我们来听个例子。它说的是一位人老心不老的老人:
例句-3:He's 76 years old, so it's amazing he never seems to be out of tune with the changing times. He spends a lot of time with young people and always talks about what's important to them.