sync

sync1, synch /sɪŋk/ noun → sink

1 in sync (with something/somebody)

a) if things are in sync, they are working well together at exactly the same time and speed （与某事物/某人）同步的

be/move/work in sync

The two mechanisms have to work in sync.

两台机械装置必须同步工作。

The soundtrack is not quite in sync with the picture.

音轨和画面不太同步。

b) matching or in agreement （与某事物/某人）协调的，一致的

a celebrity who is in sync with young people’s lifestyles

生活方式和年轻人同步的一位名人

The president is in sync with Thompson’s views on many issues.

总统在很多问题上都和汤普森观点一致。

Examples from the Corpus

in sync (with something/somebody)• Continuity is how things work in real time when they are in sync.• Rin Tin Tin barked in sync, but the cowboys kept talking long after their mouths were closed.• A game of H-O-R-S-E began, and Tiffany was completely in sync.• Rather than starting a new activity, try to get in sync with whatever your kids are already doing.• The animation, though satisfactory, could have been more in sync with the character voices.• For those not in sync with the latest trends, microbrew is simply beer brewed in small, local breweries.• He trotted in sync across the yard as the swarm eased away.

2 out of sync (with something/somebody)

a) if things are out of sync, they are not working well together at exactly the same time and speed （与某事物/某人）不同步的

b) not matching or not in agreement （与某事物/某人）不协调的，不一致的

Examples from the Corpus

out of sync (with something/somebody)• The result is a cumbersome set of reimbursement rules that can be out of sync with economic realities.• Much like the 49ers, the Dallas offense has been out of sync all year.• That takes yourself right out of sync.• And still it was out of sync.

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sync• Rather than starting a new activity, try to get in sync with whatever your kids are already doing.• The group's harsh, industrial-punk sound is in sync with the album's theme of betrayal.• In sync with the harsh sounds, the theme of betrayal rules this record.• At present it's completely out of sync, lots of marvellous programmes thrown at the screen, going by with nobody noticing them.• Get out of sync as quickly as possible and forget the coins completely.• It's growing out of sync with the rest of service provision and service development, and this has all sorts of spin-offs.• And still it was out of sync.

sync2, synch (also sync something ↔ up) verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

to arrange for two or more things to happen at exactly the same time, or to happen at the same time or in the same way as something else （使）同时发生，（使）同步 SYN synchronize

The hardest part was syncing the music to the video.

最难的部分就是使音乐和图像同步。

Wait for the computer to synch up with your command.

等待电脑执行你的指令。

Origin sync

(1900-2000) synchronization

sync1 nounsync2 verb

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