tune up

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make adjustments (to an engine or bicycle drivetrain) in order to improve its performance. transitive
  2. To make preparations for vigorous exercise; to warm up. intransitive
  3. To begin to sing or play music. intransitive
  4. To tune one's instrument in preparation for performance. intransitive
    — By this time the theatre had practically filled and the orchestra was tuning up for the overture.
  5. To beat up (someone). US,idiomatic,transitive
    — “We finally stopped roustin' him and decided to tune him up instead, every chance we got.” “Tune him up?” “Yeah, that's an expression for beatin' the living dog shit outta somebody.”

词形变化

tunes up present,singular,third-person tuning up participle,present tuned up participle,past tuned up past
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