tone 英 [təʊn] 　 美 [toʊn]

tone

tone　 英 [təʊn] 美 [toʊn]

n. 语气；色调；音调；音色　 vt. 增强；用某种调子说　 vi. 颜色调和；呈现悦目色调　

进行时:toning　 过去式:toned　 过去分词:toned　 第三人称单数:tones　 名词复数:tones　

The doctor's tone was serious.　医生的语气很严肃。
The letter is keyed to a tone of sarcasm.　使该信带有一种讥讽的语气。

  • A tone is the kind of sound you hear in a musical note, or in a person's voice live or in writing. A newspaper article should be objective, but a poem can bring up all kinds of emotions, depending on the tone.
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  • n. 语气；色调；音调；音色
  • vt. 增强；用某种调子说
  • vi. 颜色调和；呈现悦目色调

  • 1. The doctor's tone was serious.

    医生的语气很严肃。

  • 2. The letter is keyed to a tone of sarcasm.

    使该信带有一种讥讽的语气。

  • 3. Here we have a photo with light and mid tones but no dark tone.

    这里我们有一张有浅色调和中色调但是没有暗色调的照片。

  • tone (n.) mid-14c., "musical sound or note," from Old French ton "musical sound, speech, words" (13c.) and directly from Latin tonus "a sound, tone, accent," literally "stretching" (in Medieval Latin, a term peculiar to music), from Greek tonos "vocal pitch, raising of voice, accent, key in music," originally "a stretching, tightening, taut string," related to teinein "to stretch," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch." Sense of "manner of speaking" is from c. 1600. First reference to firmness of body is from 1660s. As "prevailing state of manners" from 1735; as "style in speaking or writing which reveals attitude" from 1765. Tone-deaf is from 1880; tone-poem from 1845.
  • tone (v.) "to impart tone to," 1811, from tone (n.). Related: Toned; toning. To tone (something) down originally was in painting (1831); general sense of "reduce, moderate" is by 1847.
tone ★ / təʊn ; NAmE toʊn / noun , verb tone tones toned toning noun ★ of voice 腔调 1 ★ [countable ] the quality of sb's voice, especially expressing a particular emotion 语气；口气；腔调；口吻 ◆ 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 tonewith 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。 character/atmosphere 特征；气氛 2 ★ [singular ] the general character and attitude of sth such as a piece of writing, or the atmosphere of an event 风格；特色；气氛；情调 ◆ 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 forthe 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 toneof 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 toneand presented both sides of the case. 这篇文章基调温和，不偏不倚。 of sound 声音 3 ★ [countable ] the quality of a sound, especially the sound of a musical instrument or one produced by electronic equipment （尤指乐器或电子音响设备的）音质，音色 ◆ 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 colour 颜色 4 [countable ] a shade of a colour 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 of muscles/skin 肌肉；皮肤 5 [uncountable ] how strong and firm your muscles or skin are （肌肉）结实度，健壮度；（皮肤）柔韧性 ◆ how to improve your muscle/skin tone 如何使肌肉发达╱皮肤柔韧 on telephone 电话 6 [countable ] a sound heard on a telephone line （打电话时听到的）声音信号 ◆ ( BrE) the dialling tone 拨号音 ◆ ( NAmE) 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。 in music 音乐 7 ( BrE) ( US ˈwhole step ) [countable ] one of the five longer intervalsin a musical scale,for example the intervalbetween C and D or between E and F♯ 全音 ☞compare semitone , step   n.  (10 ) phonetics 语音学 8 [countable ] the pitch(= how high or low a sound is) of a syllable in speaking （说话的）声调，音调 ◆ a rising/falling tone 升调；降调 9 a particular pitchpattern on a syllable in languages such as Chinese, that can be used to distinguish different meanings （字的）声调；字调 -toned 有…音调 10 ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) having the type of tonementioned 有…音调的（或音质的、色调的） ◆ a bright-toned soprano 声音嘹亮的女高音 ◆ olive-toned skin 黄褐色的皮肤 verb muscles/skin 肌肉；皮肤 1 [transitive ] tonesth (up) to make your muscles, skin, etc. firmer and stronger 使更健壮；使更结实；使更有力 ◆ 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 colour 颜色 2 [intransitive ] tone(in) (with sth) ( BrE) to match the colour of sth 与…协调；与…相配 ◆ 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。 PHRASAL VERB ˌtone sth↔ˈdown 1 to make a speech, an opinion, etc. less extreme or offensive 使（讲话、意见等）缓和；使温和 ◆ The language of the article will have to be toned down for the mass market. 这篇文章的措辞必须缓和一下以适合大众市场。 2 to make a colour less bright 使（颜色）柔和 tone / təʊn ; NAmE toʊn /
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