4N-SING 气氛;氛围;格调 The tone of a place or an event is its general atmosphere. 气氛;氛围;格调
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。
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。
5N-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. (身体的)强健状况;(尤指肌肉的)紧实度,结实度
...stretch exercises that aim to improve muscle tone.
旨在提高肌肉结实度的伸展锻炼
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。
6VERB 使结实;使强健 Something that tones your body makes it firm and strong. 使结实;使强健 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
This movement lengthens your spine and tones the spinal nerves. [VERB noun]
这一动作舒展脊椎,使脊神经更加强健。
Try these toning exercises before you start the day. [VERB-ing]
在开始一天的活动之前,试着做做这些强身健体的体操。
...finely toned muscular bodies. [VERB-ed]
健美强壮的身体
Tone up means the same as tone.tone up 同 tone
Exercise tones up your body.
锻炼使身体结实强健。
Although it's not strenuous exercise, you feel toned-up, supple and relaxed.
虽然这不是剧烈运动,但会让人感到强健、柔韧与放松。
7N-VAR 色调;明暗 A tone is one of the lighter, darker, or brighter shades of the same colour. 色调;明暗
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。
I'm a cheery sort of person, so I like cheerful tones.
8VERB (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. (与…)协调(或相配) [mainly British] [mainly British]
Princess Margaret toned with her in a turquoise print dress. [VERBwith noun]
9N-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. 电话提示音
10N-COUNT 音;全音 A tone is a difference in pitch between two musical notes equal to two semitones. 音;全音
12PHRASE 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. 降低格调
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。
13PHRASAL 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. 使(颜色)柔和;使(味道)变淡;调和
When Ken Hom wrote his first book for the BBC he was asked to tone down the spices and garlic in his recipes.
1quality of a sound, esp. of the human voice(尤指人的)音質ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONE | TONE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, low深沉的/低沉的音調▸➤hushed, quiet, subdued壓低的聲音;輕聲◇Why is everyone speaking in hushed tones?為什麼大家都壓低聲音說話?➤breathy, gravelly, husky帶有喘息聲的/低沉而沙啞的/沙啞的聲調▸➤clear, ringing清晰的/銀鈴般的聲音▸➤sharp, shrill, stentorian, strident尖銳的/尖厲的/洪亮的/刺耳的聲調▸➤dry, even, flat, level, measured, neutral乾巴巴的/平穩的/平板的/平靜的/有分寸的/不帶感情的語調◇The question was posed in a flat tone.這個問題是用平淡的語調提出的。➤normal, reasonable正常的/適當的語調▸➤brisk, businesslike, matter-of-fact乾脆的/公事公辦的/不帶感情的語氣◇She answered him in a brisk, matter-of-fact tone.她以乾脆而不帶感情的語氣回答了他。➤commanding, defiant, firm威嚴的/反抗的/堅定的語氣▸➤formal正式的語氣▸➤serious, solemn嚴肅的/鄭重的語氣▸➤dramatic, urgent誇張的/急切的語氣▸➤casual隨意的語氣;漫不經心的語調▸➤bright, conversational歡快的語氣;談話式的口吻▸➤calm, friendly, gentle, mild, pleasant, soft, soothing, sympathetic, warm平靜的/友好的/溫柔的/溫和的/宜人的/柔和的/舒緩的/富有同情心的/熱情的語氣◇Her tone was mild, almost conversational.她語氣溫和,幾乎就像平常談話一般。➤sweet甜美的音色◇the sweet tone of the flute長笛甜美的音色➤dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous (formal, all oftenironic) 悅耳的/甜膩的/甜美的語調◇the dulcet tones of the sergeant警長美妙的聲調➤clipped, cold, cool, curt, hard, harsh, icy爆豆似的語調;冷漠的語氣;冷淡的口氣;簡慢的語氣;生硬的語氣;刺耳的腔調;冰冷的口吻◇In cool, clipped tones, he told her what had happened.他以冷淡、爆豆似的語氣告訴她發生的一切。➤aggressive, biting, bitter, condescending, contemptuous, disapproving, dismissive, ironic, mocking, patronizing, playful, sarcastic, sardonic, scathing, teasing咄咄逼人的/尖刻的/尖酸惡毒的/居高臨下的/鄙夷的/不以為然的/不屑的/諷刺的/嘲弄的/屈尊俯就的/開玩笑的/挖苦的/嘲笑的/嚴厲的/戲弄的語氣◇His tone was faintly mocking.他的語氣裏帶有一絲嘲弄。➤threatening威脅的語氣▸➤angry, annoyed, exasperated憤怒的/惱火的/怒不可遏的語氣▸➤aggrieved, shocked, worried憤憤不平的/驚愕的/憂慮的口氣▸➤bantering, conciliatory, conspiratorial, reverential詼諧的/撫慰的/心照不宣的/必恭必敬的語氣VERB + TONE➤adopt, speak in, strike, take, use採用⋯口吻說話◇When she heard my accent, she adopted a warmer tone.她聽出了我的口音,說話便熱情起來。◇The President struck a defiant tone.總統的語氣中有挑戰的意味。◇Don't you take that tone with me.不要用那種語氣和我說話。➤soften緩和語氣▸➤change改變語氣▸➤hear, notice聽到/注意到語氣▸➤interpret理解語氣◇Her tone was hard to interpret.她的語氣很難理解。➤not like不喜歡⋯的語氣◇Excuse me, I don't like your tone.對不起,我不喜歡你說話的口氣。TONE + VERB➤change語氣改變◇His tone changed dramatically when he saw the money.他一看到錢,說話腔調頓時大變。➤soften語氣緩和▸➤convey sth, imply sth, indicate sth, suggest sth語氣表明⋯;語氣暗示⋯▸➤sound sth語氣聽起來⋯◇Her tone sounded sincere but I knew she was lying.她的語氣聽起來很真誠,但我知道她在撒謊。➤betray sb/sth, give away sb/sth語氣暴露⋯◇Her tone betrayed her impatience.她的語氣暴露了她的不耐煩。PREPOSITION➤in a/the tone以⋯的口吻◇'You ought to have thought of them,' she said in a reproachful tone.“你應當想到他們的。”她用責備的口氣說道。➤in tones of以⋯的口氣◇'I don't believe it!' cried Henry in tones of utter amazement.“我不相信!”亨利萬分驚詫地叫道。PHRASES➤a tone of voice腔調◇I didn't like his tone of voice; I felt he was being condescending.我不喜歡他的腔調;我覺得他盛氣凌人。tone
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2general quality/style of sb/sth總體性質或風格ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤dominant, general, overall, prevailing基調;總體的調子;盛行的調子◇The general tone of the report was positive.這份報告總的調子是積極的。➤moral, political道德/政治調子◇The newspaper sets a high moral tone in its editorial about politicians' private lives.這家報紙在其評論政治人物私生活的社論中設定了一種很高的道德調子。➤negative否定的調子▸➤comic, humorous滑稽的/幽默的風格▸➤serious嚴肅的調子VERB + TONE➤establish, set定下基調◇Her enthusiastic speech set the tone for the day's conference.她熱情洋溢的演講為當天的會議定下了基調。➤have有基調◇The movie has a jokey tone throughout.這部電影貫穿着一種搞笑的基調。➤maintain保持調子➤lighten使基調變得輕鬆◇He uses humour / humor to lighten the tone of the novel.他用幽默使小說的基調變得輕鬆。➤match⋯與基調相配◇The music perfectly matches the tone of the movie.音樂和這部電影的基調非常相配。PREPOSITION➤in tone在基調上◇His letter was very negative in tone.他信中的調子很消極。PHRASES➤a change in tone, a change of tone基調的改變◇There is a marked change of tone in the second half of the book.這本書後一半的基調有明顯的變化。tone
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3shade of a colour色彩的濃淡ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONEADJECTIVE➤light, muted, neutral, pale, pastel, soft淺淺的/暗淡的/中性的/淡淡的/淡雅的/柔和的色調◇muted tones of brown and green由棕色和綠色構成的暗色調➤dark, deep深色調▸➤rich, warm濃豔的色調;暖色調▸➤earthy, flesh, grey/gray, natural泥土/肉色/灰色/自然色調▸➤colour/color色調▸➤skin皮膚的色調◇What is your natural skin tone?你的皮膚的天然色調是什麼?VERB + TONE➤match匹配色調◇You should use a foundation that matches your skin tone.你應該使用與你的膚色相配的粉底霜。tone
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4on the telephone電話ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONE | TONE + VERBADJECTIVE➤dial, dialling (BrE) 撥號音▸➤engaged (BrE) (busy signal in NAmE)忙音➤ring (usually ringtone)鈴聲VERB + TONE➤get聽到⋯音◇I keep getting the engaged tone.我老是聽到忙音。TONE + VERB➤sound電話音響起◇The dial tone sounded.撥號音響了。