Question

intone v.吟咏；吟诵 You might intone bad news over the phone, bluntly and unemotionally, and librarians often intone a low command to keep the noise down in the library. People reciting prayers usually intone them as well. In the fourteenth century, the word was entunen, "sing, chant or recite," from a Latin root, intonare, "sing according to tone."

Accepted Answer

英 [ɪn'təʊn] 美 [ɪn'toʊn] To intone is to to chant in a flat voice. When you recite a poem you had to memorize in English class, you're likely to intone the lines without much expression. 1[VERB 动词]缓慢庄重地说；(以单一的音调)吟咏，吟诵 If you intone something, you say it in a slow and serious way, with most of the words at one pitch.   [V n]  [V with quote]  [WRITTEN 笔语]He quietly intoned several prayers...他肃穆地轻声念了几句祈祷词。'But Jesus is here!' the priest intoned.“但是耶稣在这里！”牧师吟诵道。

英语单词	intone
英美音标	英 [ɪn'təʊn] 美 [ɪn'toʊn]
中文释义	v.吟咏；吟诵
vocabulary简明	To intone is to to chant in a flat voice. When you recite a poem you had to memorize in English class, you're likely to intone the lines without much expression.
vocabulary扩展	You might intone bad news over the phone, bluntly and unemotionally, and librarians often intone a low command to keep the noise down in the library. People reciting prayers usually intone them as well. In the fourteenth century, the word was entunen, "sing, chant or recite," from a Latin root, intonare, "sing according to tone."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]缓慢庄重地说；(以单一的音调)吟咏，吟诵 If you intone something, you say it in a slow and serious way, with most of the words at one pitch. [V n] [V with quote] [WRITTEN 笔语] He quietly intoned several prayers... 他肃穆地轻声念了几句祈祷词。 'But Jesus is here!' the priest intoned. “但是耶稣在这里！”牧师吟诵道。

Intone Chant [V 英 ɪn'təʊn] 美 ɪn'toʊn V.吟咏；吟诵 Flat