tone
- n.语气;色调;（说话的）声调，音调;（字的）声调;(尤指乐器或电子音响设备的)音质，音色;口气;风格;口吻;腔调;气氛;声音信号;情调;特色;（肌肉）结实，健壮;全音
- v.与…协调;与…相配;使更有力;使更健壮;使更结实
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腔调 of voice
语气；口气；腔调；口吻
the quality of sb's voice, especially expressing a particular emotion
speaking in hushed/low/clipped/measured, etc. tones
以压低、低沉、短促、缓慢谨慎等的语调讲话
a conversational tone
交谈的语气
a tone of surprise
惊奇的口气
Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= in that unpleasant way) .
别用那种口吻跟我讲话。
There's no need to take that tone with me─it's not my fault we're late.
不必那样跟我拿腔拿调的。我们来晚了，可不是我的错。
特征；气氛 character/atmosphere
风格；特色；气氛；情调
the general character and attitude of sth such as a piece of writing, or the atmosphere of an event
The overall tone of the book is gently nostalgic.
这本书整体格调是温情的怀旧。
She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy.
她坚定地说明了公司的方针，为会议定下了调子。
Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (= for example by telling a rude joke) .
管保你会降低谈话的格调（如讲粗俗的笑话）。
The article was moderate in tone and presented both sides of the case.
这篇文章的基调是温和的，对争论双方的意见都予以表达。
声音 of sound
（尤指乐器或电子音响设备的）音质，音色
the quality of a sound, especially the sound of a musical instrument or one produced by electronic equipment
the full rich tone of the trumpet
小号饱满嘹亮的音色
the volume and tone controls on a car stereo
汽车立体声系统音量和音质的控制装置
颜色 colour
色调；明暗；影调
a shade of a colour
a carpet in warm tones of brown and orange
棕色和橘黄色的暖色调地毯
肌肉；皮肤 of muscles/skin
（肌肉）结实，健壮；（皮肤）柔韧
how strong and firm your muscles or skin are
how to improve your muscle/skin tone
如何使肌肉发达 / 皮肤柔韧
电话 on telephone
（打电话时听到的）声音信号
a sound heard on a telephone line
the dialling tone
拨号音
the dial tone
拨号音
Please speak after the tone (= for example as an instruction on an answering machine) .
听到信号后请讲话。
音乐 in music
全音
one of the five longer intervals in a musical scale , for example the interval between C and D or between E and F♯
语音学 phonetics
（说话的）声调，音调
the pitch (= how high or low a sound is) of a syllable in speaking
a rising/falling tone
升 / 降调
（字的）声调；字调
a particular pitch pattern on a syllable in languages such as Chinese, that can be used to distinguish different meanings
有…音调 -toned
有…音调的（或音质的、色调的）
having the type of tone mentioned
a bright-toned soprano
声音嘹亮的女高音
olive-toned skin
黄褐色的皮肤
verb
肌肉；皮肤 muscles/skin
使更健壮；使更结实；使更有力
to make your muscles, skin, etc. firmer and stronger
Massage will help to tone up loose skin under the chin.
按摩有助于使颏下松弛的皮肤柔韧起来。
a beautifully toned body
优美矫健的身体
颜色 colour
与…协调；与…相配
to match the colour of sth
The beige of his jacket toned (in) with the cream shirt.
他那夹克的米黄色与乳白色的衬衫非常协调。
All these words describe the appearance of things, resulting from the way in which they reflect light.以上各词均涉及颜色、色彩。
the appearance that things have, resulting from the way in which they reflect light. Red, green and blue are colours.指颜色、色彩（如红色、绿色、蓝色）：
What's your favourite colour?
你最喜欢的颜色是什么？
bright/dark/light colours
鲜艳的 / 深 / 浅颜色
a particular form of a colour, especially when describing how light or dark it is. Sky blue is a shade of blue.指色彩的浓淡深浅、色度（如天蓝是蓝色的一种）
a particular shade of a colour指色调、明暗、影调：
a carpet in warm tones of brown and orange
棕色和橘黄色的暖色调地毯
Tone is often used in the plural to refer to small differences in the quality of a colour. You can say |
but not |
and |
but not |
( literary or technical ) a colour or a particular shade of a colour 指颜色、色度、色调：
His face took on an unhealthy, whitish hue.
他的脸上透出一丝病态的苍白。
Colour is more general and far more frequent in everyday language. |
a shade or small amount of a particular colour; a faint colour covering a surface指色调、淡色彩、一层淡色：
leaves with red and gold autumn tints
金秋时节略呈红黄色的树叶
a small amount of a colour 指微量、少许颜色：
There was a pink tinge to the sky.
天空略带一点淡淡的粉红色。
These two words are very similar when describing a small amount of a colour. You can say |
or |
but not |
Tint is often used in the plural, but tinge is almost always singular. |
tone
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N-COUNT 音质;音色;音调
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。
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N-COUNT 语气；口气；腔调
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。
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N-SING (演讲、文章的)语气，调子，基调
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。
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N-SING 气氛;氛围;格调
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。
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N-UNCOUNT （身体的）强健状况；(尤指肌肉的)紧实度，结实度
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
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VERB 使结实；使强健
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。
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N-VAR 色调;明暗
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。
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VERB (与…)协调(或相配)
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。
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N-SING 电话提示音
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. -
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N-COUNT 音;全音
A tone is a difference in pitch between two musical notes equal to two semitones. -
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See also:dialling tone;ring tone -
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PHRASE 降低格调
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。
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PHRASAL VERB 使(颜色)柔和；使(味道)变淡;调和
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。
noun
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- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
- Synonym: shade tint tincture
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- (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
- the Beijing dialect uses four tones
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- (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
- the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
- the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
- Synonym: timbre timber quality
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- the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
- the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw
- from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome
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- a steady sound without overtones
- they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies
- Synonym: pure tone
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- a musical interval of two semitones
- Synonym: whole tone step whole step
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- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- the singer held the note too long
- Synonym: note musical note
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- the quality of a person's voice
- he began in a conversational tone
- he spoke in a nervous tone of voice
- Synonym: tone of voice
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- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
- Synonym: spirit feel feeling flavor flavour look smell
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- the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
- the doctor tested my tonicity
- Synonym: tonicity tonus
verb
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- give a healthy elasticity to
- Let's tone our muscles
- Synonym: tone up strengthen
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- change to a color image
- tone a photographic image
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- change the color or tone of
- tone a negative
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- vary the pitch of one's speech
- Synonym: inflect modulate
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- utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
- The students chanted the same slogan over and over again
- Synonym: chant intone
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He spoke in a confidential tone , his voice low .
他低声用隐密的语气说话。
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She replied in a measured tone to his threat .
她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。
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Don 't take that tone of voice with me !
别用那种腔调和我说话。
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The article was moderate in tone and presented both sides of the case .
这篇文章的基调是温和的，对争论双方的意见都予以表达。
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Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation .
管保你会降低谈话的格调。
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She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy .
她坚定地说明了公司的方针，为会议定下了调子。
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His voice took on a more serious tone .
他说话的语气变得严肃起来。
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Your tone of voice is as important as the content of what you have to say .
你的讲话声调和你要讲的内容同样重要。
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Don 't speak to me in that tone of voice .
别用那种口吻跟我讲话。
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This season 's fashions focus on warm tones and soft lines .
本季时装主要流行暖色调和柔和线条。
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Massage will help to tone up loose skin under the chin .
按摩有助于使颏下松弛的皮肤柔韧起来。
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The exercises are designed to stretch and tone your leg muscles .
这些活动目的在于伸展和增强你的腿部肌肉。
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' So you told her ? ' he said in a neutral tone of voice .
“那么你告诉她了？”他平静地说。
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She read out the list in sharp , clipped tones .
她清脆快速地宣读了名单。
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There 's no need to take that tone with me ─ it 's not my fault we 're late .
不必那样跟我拿腔拿调的。我们来晚了，可不是我的错。
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His name was always mentioned in almost reverential tones .
人们每次提起他的名字，语调中几乎总是充满了敬意。
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The overall tone of the book is gently nostalgic .
这本书整体格调是温情的怀旧。
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He kept the tone of the letter formal and businesslike .
他使这封信保持正式公文的语气。
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She softened her tone a little .
她稍稍缓和了一下语气。
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There was a friendly , bantering tone in his voice .
他的声音里流露着友好诙谐的语调。
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The tone of the speech was upbeat .
这次讲话的语气颇为乐观。
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The tone in his voice brooked no argument .
他的声音里透露着一种不容争辩的语调。
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The doctor spoke in a brusque tone .
医生不客气地简单说了几个字。
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The beige of his jacket toned with the cream shirt .
他那夹克的米黄色与乳白色的衬衫非常协调。
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I thought I recognized your dulcet tones .
我认为我听出你那甜美的嗓音呢。
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He spoke in a silky tone .
他说话柔声细语的。
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She adopted a brisk businesslike tone .
她用一种公务口吻，说话干脆利落。
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His tone became brisk and businesslike .
他的语气变得自信干练而务实。
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The letter was peremptory in tone .
信中的语气强硬。
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His tone was almost professorial .
他说话的口气简直像个教授。
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