tone
美 [toʊn]
英 [təʊn] 
- n.语气;色调;音调;口气
- v.使更健壮;使更结实;使更有力;与…协调
- 网络语调;音色;声调
词形变化
复数:tones 现在分词:toning 过去式:toned 同义词
英汉双解
腔调of voice
1. | [c] 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 |
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| 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
2. | [sing] 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. 这篇文章基调温和,不偏不倚。 |
声音of sound
3. | [c] (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
4. | [c] 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
5. | [u] (肌肉)结实度,健壮度;(皮肤)柔韧性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
6. | [c] (打电话时听到的)声音信号a sound heard on a telephone line |
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| 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
7. | [c] 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
8. | [c] (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 升调;降调 |
9. | (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
10. | 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 |
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肌肉;皮肤muscles/skin
1. | [t] ~ sth (up) 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紧起来。 |
| a beautifully toned body 优美矫健的身体 |
颜色colour
2. | [i] ~ (in) (with sth) 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。 |
英汉解释
n. | 1. 【语】声调,语调;音的高低,抑扬;【画】色调,色泽,明暗;【乐】乐音;全音,全音程;【医】(正常的)健康状态;【无线】可听音 4. 格调,风格;风气,气氛,情调;常态;情况;行情;思想状态 |
v. | 1. 抑扬顿挫地说,用一种声调说;装腔作势地说;加上调子,调整(乐器的)调子;柔和色调;【摄】调色;使有...的风格 |
英英解释
例句
When he learned it was to borrow, and not to give, that the messenger had come, His tone changed.
当他得知信使是来借钱的,而不是来送礼的,他说话的语气马上就变了。
The name of the child, the air of the mother, the tone of her voice, all awakened a train of recollections in his mind.
孩子的名字,母亲的神态,以及她说话的腔调,这一切在他脑子里引起了一大串回忆。
'That's nothing to what I could say if I chose, ' the Duchess replied, in a pleased tone.
“我没什么?要是我愿意,我还能说得更长呢!”公爵夫人愉快地说。
I was happy to hear from her, though her tone was a little ominous.
我很高兴收到她的来信,尽管她的腔调让人有点不祥的预感。
"I cannot bear to go without him, " said the Scotchman, with the greatest grief in his tone.
“不等到他,我就不走,”苏格兰人很难受地说。
Be conscious of your facial expressions, tone of voice and body language if you're a leader trying to encourage communication.
作为企业领导人,如果你想鼓励沟通,那你需要注意自己的面部表情、音调,还有肢体语言。
That's why Charlie was stunned when he heard Greg come on the line. From his tone alone he knew something was terribly wrong.
因此今天接到格里戈电话时,听到他的语气查理马上觉察到出事了,不禁大吃一惊。
She had never had such a tone to talk with me, she used a lot of exclamation points, let my heart all pulled up.
她从来没用过这样的语气同我说话,她用了很多的感叹号,让我的心全部揪起来。
Accumulation of pronunciation of language, multi-tone words, phonetic word, easy to read typo, idioms, writing material, a lot!
语文积累字音,多音字,形声字,易读错字,熟语,写作素材,一大堆!
So far as the general tone or spirit of a language goes, this may be true, but it is not true in detail.
限于语言的一般的风格或精神来说,可能是对的,但在细节上不对。
Before he speaks, the GFW's father always pauses a few seconds and then when he talks, adopts a measured tone and a considered pace.
每次当他发言之前,他总是先停顿几秒,来调整他的语调和语速。
With such a positive tone to the market lately, it seems that the only real lid on this rally are those ugly weighty things called facts.
最近市场人气颇为积极,看上去真正能让当前的反弹势头见顶的因素只能是那些丑陋的重大事件,它们被称为事实。
It sounds as if all the sounds had one tone. Little wonder that westerners said Chinese was a mysterious language.
听上去所有声音全是一个调调,怪不得西方人称中文为天书。
"All she wants is to be held, " I said in a tone I'd have mocked an hour before.
“她只是想要被关爱,”我说出这话的舌头在一个小时前还在嘲笑她。
Without mud body at night is free, the moonlight gave them one silk garment, the wind blow the body, tone would be better.
不涂泥巴的身体在晚上是自由的,月色给了它一件丝衣,风吹在身上,有一种力量在渗透,色调要好看。
But the ecumenical tone of his lecture did not stop him making a partisan attack on the economic policies of Mr Cameron.
不过,演讲的宗教基调并没有阻止布朗对卡梅伦的经济政策进行党派性抨击。
His tone, as his son always noted with pleasure, was that of the more luxuriant parts of New England.
正如他的儿子经常愉快地指出的,他说话仍带有新英格兰那种比较富饶的部分的腔调。
"How came you to think of him? " said the dwarf in a tone of great commiseration.
“你怎么会想到他的?”矮子说,带着绝大怜悯的声调。
Excuse me for writing this mail to you with such tone, but I must express it like this.
请原谅我用这样的语气来写这封邮件给你,但我必须这样表达它。
You take these views and in a way, the tone seems to follow from it, because what they're saying in effect is, You just do what you do.
我们理解这些观点,这种语气似乎跟着它出来了,因为他们实际说的是,你们只要做你们做的事。
This workout helps you to burn off fat and tone muscles.
这项锻炼有助于消耗脂肪,使肌肉强健。
There was something in the tone of twopence remarakbly insignificant.
说起来,两个便士显然是不足挂齿的。
Pug hoped he put the right puzzlement, tinged with anger, in his tone.
帕格希望从语调里显露出适当的迷惑不解,再加上一点儿愤怒的意味。
There are many important actors and actresses whose personalities determine the style and tone of the movies in which they appear.
许多著名男女演员的性格往往决定了他们主演的电影的风格和基调。
What do you think of our family tone?
你觉得我们的家庭气氛怎么样?
The tone of the note surprised the young man.
这条子的语气使年轻人吃了一惊。
Her shoes tone in with her skirt.
她的鞋和裙子颜色很匹配。
He spoke in a confidential tone, his voice low.
他低声用隐密的语气说话。
Man must have some belief, continued the Egyptian, in a tone of sadness.
一个人应该有信仰,埃及人接着说下去,他声音有些忧郁。
Its tone is rather of an obvious pathos.
它的基调流露出十分明显的凄怆。
"I cannot bear to go without him, " said the Scotchman, with the greatest grief in his tone.
“不等到他,我就不走,”苏格兰人很难受地说。
Her mother would talk of her views in the same intelligible tone.
她的母亲偏偏要大声发表高见。
The tone of his voice and the blue light of his eyes were repeated in the girl's fond memory all the time.
他的声调和那蔚蓝发亮的眼睛,总在姑娘甜蜜的记忆中反复出现。
"Advantage! I would be of some advantage to you if I could, " said Sharpitlaw, in a soothing tone.
“帮助!——如果我能够,我倒会对你有点帮助。”沙比脱劳用安慰的口气说。
He said in a suddenly florid tone-it is the realization of a dream.
他突然用卖弄的口气说--这是我们梦想的实现。
Such incidents do not often occur in her novels; their tone is reserved.
这样的场面在她的小说里并不常见;她的笔调是严谨的。
I cannot catch their tone of conversation, or appear interested in their concerns as I often see done.
我也不会象人家那样随声附和,假意关切。
She said it in a tone that made his heart contract.
她的口气使他觉得寒心。
"Hush! Hush! " said the rabbit in a low hurried tone.
“嘘!嘘:”兔子连忙低声说。
She gathered from her husband's tone that something had happened to annoy him.
从她丈夫的口气里,她猜出发生了一件使他不高兴的事。
"You don't say so! " said Jack in a tone of great surprise. "Now how could that have been? "
“那不会吧!”杰克用大吃一惊的语调说道,“这是怎么回事呢?”
He must hear the melodies, the rhythms, the harmonies, the tone colors in a more conscious fashion.
他必须更自觉地去听那曲调、节奏、和弦、音色。
A harder professional tone came into his voice.
他的嗓音里有了一种比较严肃的官腔。
In these last words the old man's voice fell into a tone of reproach.
老人说到最后的几句话时,又降低到一种责备的口气。
He took a high tone.
他语气很傲慢。
It was the tone of Mary's voice when she spoke to the native that jarred on him.
他听见玛丽同土人说起话来是这样的一种声调,怎能不恼火呢?
The rather bitter note of this statement probably reflects the tone of the white planters.
这种说法中带着一些怀恨的口气,它或许反映了一种白人殖民者的腔调。
Something in the tone of his voice seemed to add "that bloody fool" .
他的话声中似乎有这样的意思:“那个可恶的大傻瓜。”
The resultant negative transparency is essentially complementary to the original scene in both tone and color.
最后得到的负性透明片,在色调和颜色方面均和原景物成互补关系。
His tone is offhand, his gesture toward the departing women is forceful and unmistakable.
他那口气听来很粗鲁,他向那些走过去的妇女作出的手势颇具威力,而且是不容误会的。
Between coming up with a perfect palette and knowing where to put each tone, it's easy to spend too much time coloring your design.
在挑选完美的色彩组合和为各种色调找到合适位置的过程中,时间哗啦啦地就流走了。
"You ought't to have had anything to do with him, " said Drouet in an injured tone, "after all I've done for you. "
“你不该和他有来往的,”杜洛埃委屈地说,“你也不想想我给你帮了多少忙。”
For example, if i were to wears a very nice dress, i would not style my hair at all or I would tone down on the make up.
比如,如果我穿了一套很漂亮的衣服,我就不会再做头发的造型,或者我就会化比较淡的妆。
After the tone, think about your name, your reason for calling and a number where I can reach you, and I'll think about returning your call.
在明暗之后,想你的名字、你呼叫的理由和我能联络你,而且我将想回你电话的一个数字。
He said that Consumer Reports suggested Apple should "just give everyone a free case - so we are. " His tone was close to a snarl.
乔布斯表示,《消费者报告》杂志建议苹果公司应当“向用户提供免费的维修服务”,所以我们才这样做。
Having outlined all his research, Ong points out, in an equally cautious tone, that it could also be that early puberty triggers obesity.
王在总结了自己所有的研究后,以同样谨慎的语调指出,也有可能是青春发育期提前引起肥胖。
He spoke in a cold, dead tone, as if making a necessary but distasteful explanation to a stranger.
他的话透着一种冰冷和沉闷,像是向一位陌生人做一个必须但却不情愿的解释。
I think it was the voice of my 18-year-old self: there was an arrogance and sureness of tone the present me can only envy.
我认为那是我十八岁的声音:一种现在的我可能真的嫉妒的傲慢而真实的语调。
As you know your PA is having cosmetic surgery I would ask on her return if she is fully recovered in a considerate tone of voice.
你知道,你的私人助理要做整形手术,等她回来,我会用一种关心的语调问她是否完全康复了。
There are telltale signs like the sideways glance to see who's looking, the exaggerated body language, the overly projected tone of voice.
有原型毕露的迹象可以说明,例如:斜视还有谁在看自己、夸张的肢体语言和过于突出的语调。
While analysts have noted what appeared to be a change in tone from Mr. Kim, some suggest caution in reading too much into it just yet.
虽然分析人士称金正恩讲话中似乎出现转机,但一些人表示还需谨慎,不应对此做更深解读。
But he said the tone of the dialogue has improved, and the new administration in Washington is actively listening to Moscow's concerns.
但他说,双方对话的语气已经有所改善,华盛顿的新政府正在积极听取莫斯科所关心的问题。
"Then stay with me a little longer, " Madame Olenska said in a low tone, just touching his knee with her plumed fan.
“那就跟我多呆一会儿吧,”奥兰斯卡夫人低声说,并用她的羽毛扇轻轻碰了一下他的膝盖。
The husband did not, however, appear to share this conviction, and tried to take a gloomy tone with Rostov.
但是,丈夫似乎无此看法,而是忧郁地尽量应付罗斯托夫。
However, Mr Wen did not strike such an encouraging tone for the South Koreans when he spoke to them directly.
不过,当温家宝对韩方人士直接发言时,他的语气并没有那么鼓舞人心。
His voice was just a little harder now, a hint of sarcasm marring his polite tone.
他的声音听起来生硬了些,一丝讽刺破坏了他礼貌的语气。
Blowing clarinet like a tuberculosis patient looked away as the wind changed tone?
吹单簧管就像个肺痨患者一样四下走风变音?
Unlike a man, when a woman feels challenged the tone of IT speech automatically becomings increasingly mistrusting and rejecting.
女宝宝子一旦感到到挑战,她讲话的声调马上就变成不信任和拒绝。
It is compartively easy to read this "password" file, and simply try and match the tone pattern to gain access to the system.
读取此“密码”文件或只简单地尝试匹配音调模式以获得对系统的访问权相对来说都很容易。
He said he is alarmed by the increasingly partisan tone to the debate in the United States over continued military operations in Iraq.
他称他对美国党派日旷持久地在美是否继续在伊进行军事行动问题上进行争论表示警觉。
That was the tone Hitler took.
这就是希特勒的口吻。
His tone became brisk and businesslike.
他的语气变得自信干练而务实。
Then he thoroughly disliked the tone of Mr. Slope's letter.
再有,他非常讨厌斯洛普先生这封信的口气。
The letter is keyed to a tone of sarcasm.
使该信带有一种讥讽的语气。
His tone was curt and unfriendly.
他说话的语调粗暴无礼。
"The boy is very well, sir, " said Mr. Giles recovering his usual tone of patronage.
“那孩子很好,先生,”翟尔斯先生又同往常一样以卖老的腔调说。
"Who is it? " came the reply in a high, cracked, irritable tone.
“谁呀?”里面发出了沙哑而显得烦躁的尖音。