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.