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Undertone N Count 英[ˈʌndətəʊn 美[ˈʌndərtoʊn N.低调;低声地;淡色;潜在的感情 低声;悄声 Quietly 例:'What

单词 undertone
音标
英[ˈʌndətəʊn] 美[ˈʌndərtoʊn]
解释
n.低调;低声地;淡色;潜在的感情;
例句

N-COUNT
低声;悄声
If you say something in an undertone, you say it very quietly.
例:'What d'you think?' she asked in an undertone...“你觉得怎么样?”她小声地问道。
例:Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。

N-COUNT
言下之意;寓意
If something has undertones of a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly.
例:The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger.啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。
例:...a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious undertones.诙谐却寓意深刻的荤段子
变形
pl:undertones~

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