tone
n. 语调; 风格; 气氛; 音色; 色调; (皮肤)柔韧; 声音信号
v. 使更健壮; 与…协调
The tone of a sound is its particular quality.
Cross could hear him speaking in low tones to Sarah.
克罗斯听得到他对萨拉低声说话。
...the clear tone of the bell.
清亮的铃音
Someone's tone is a quality in their voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking.
I still didn't like his tone of voice...
我还是不喜欢他说话的语气。
Suddenly he laughed again, this time with a cold, sharp tone…
突然他又笑了,这次笑得冷漠、刺耳。
The tone of a speech or piece of writing is its style and the opinions or ideas expressed in it.
The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly...
发言人说信函的语气非常友好。
His comments to reporters were conciliatory in tone...
他对记者们的讲话带着安抚的口吻。
The tone of a place or an event is its general atmosphere.
The high tone of the occasion was assured by the presence of a dozen wealthy patrons…
十几位富有资助人的出席确保了仪式的高格调。
The service desk at the entrance, with its friendly, helpful and efficient staff, sets the tone for the rest of the store.
入口处设有服务台,加之友好、热心与高效的服务人员,营造了这家商店的整体氛围。
The tone of someone's body, especially their muscles, is its degree of firmness and strength.
...stretch exercises that aim to improve muscle tone...
旨在提高肌肉结实度的伸展锻炼
Keeping your muscles strong and in tone helps you to avoid back problems.
保持肌肉强健有力有助于避免背部疾病。
Something that tones your body makes it firm and strong.
This movement lengthens your spine and tones the spinal nerves...
这一动作舒展脊椎,使脊神经更加强健。
Try these toning exercises before you start the day.
在开始一天的活动之前,试着做做这些强身健体的体操。
A tone is one of the lighter, darker, or brighter shades of the same colour.
Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size...
每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。
I'm a cheery sort of person, so I like cheerful tones.
我是个活泼类型的人,因此喜欢明亮的色调。
If one thing tones with another, the two things look nice together because their colours are similar in quality or brightness.
Princess Margaret toned with her in a turquoise print dress.
玛格丽特公主那条青绿色的印花裙子与她很相配。
A tone is one of the sounds that you hear when you are using a telephone, for example the sound that tells you that a number is engaged or busy, or no longer exists.
A tone is a difference in pitch between two musical notes equal to two semitones.
If you say that something lowers the tone of a place or event, you mean that it is not appropriate and makes the place or event seem less respectable.
Councillors say plastic-framed windows lower the tone of the neighbourhood.
市政会委员说塑料框架的窗户让这个社区掉份儿了。
If you tone down a colour or a flavour, you make it less bright or strong.
When Ken Hom wrote his first book for the BBC he was asked to tone down the spices and garlic in his recipes.
当肯·霍姆为英国广播公司写第一本书的时候,他被要求在菜谱里少用些香料和大蒜。
1. the quality of a person's voice;
2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages;
3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound);
4. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;
5. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color;
6. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound;
7. a steady sound without overtones;
8. the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli;
9. a musical interval of two semitones
10. the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author;
1. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;
2. of one's speech, varying the pitch
3. change the color or tone of;
4. change to a color image;
5. give a healthy elasticity to;
tone something down
使声音(或颜色)柔和
tone down
使…柔和:使变得不那么鲜明、生硬或强烈;调和
tone up
使增强:使或变得更加明快或更有力量
I must ask you to tone down your remarks; they are giving offence to some of our visitors.
我们必须要求你说话语气和缓一些, 因为你的话得罪了一些客人.
Their first exchange set the tone for a new relationship.
他们初步交换意见,为建立新关系定了调子.
Holmes used an informal, chatty tone in his essays.
霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便.
He spoke in a decided tone.
他讲话语气很坚决.
Your commanding tone irritated him.
你那命令式的口吻激怒了他.