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Tone N Count N Sing 例:The Place Verb Sound Hear

单词 tone
音标
英[təʊn] 美[toʊn]
解释
n.[语]声调,语调;[画]色调,色泽,明暗;[乐]乐音,全音,全音程;[医](正常的)健康状态;vt.使更健壮;定调;使变调子;[摄影术]给…上色;vi.带有某种腔调;呈现某种色彩;(颜色)调和(与 with 连用);
例句

N-COUNT
音质;音色;音调
The tone of a sound is its particular quality.
例:Cross could hear him speaking in low tones to Sarah.克罗斯听得到他对萨拉低声说话。
例:...the clear tone of the bell.清亮的铃音

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.
例:I still didn't like his tone of voice...我还是不喜欢他说话的语气。
例: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。

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.
例:The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly...发言人说信函的语气非常友好。
例:His comments to reporters were conciliatory in tone...他对记者们的讲话带着安抚的口吻。

N-SING
气氛;氛围;格调
The tone of a place or an event is its general atmosphere.
例: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。
例: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。

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.
例:...stretch exercises that aim to improve muscle tone...旨在提高肌肉结实度的伸展锻炼
例: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。

VERB
使结实;使强健
Something that tones your body makes it firm and strong.
例: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。
例: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。

N-VAR
色调;明暗
A tone is one of the lighter, darker, or brighter shades of the same colour.
例: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。
例: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。

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.
例: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。

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.

N-COUNT
音;全音
A tone is a difference in pitch between two musical notes equal to two semitones.

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.
例: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。

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.
例: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。
变形
third:tones~done:toned~pl:tones~ing:toning~past:toned~

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