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过去式: toned 过去分词: toned 现在分词: toning 第三人称单数: tones

CET4 TEM4 考研 CET6

n. (名词)

v. (动词)

n. (名词)

[C]腔调,语气 manner of expression in speaking
[C]音,音调 the quality or character of the sound produced by a particular instrument or singing voice
[S][U]风格,气度 the general quality or nature of sth; character

Noun:

the quality of a person's voice;
"he began in a conversational tone"
"he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages;
"the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound);
"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"
"the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;
"the feel of the city excited him"
"a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
"it had the smell of treason"
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color;
"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound;
"the singer held the note too long"
a steady sound without overtones;
"they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli;
"the doctor tested my tonicity"
a musical interval of two semitones
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author;
"the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"
"from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"

Verb:

utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;
"The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
vary the pitch of one's speech
change the color or tone of;
"tone a negative"
change to a color image;
"tone a photographic image"
give a healthy elasticity to;
"Let's tone our muscles"

1. "I know you," he said flatly, matter-of-fact, neutral in tone.: “我认识你。”他平淡地说道，就事论事，不带任何感情。

2. 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。

3. Helen's choice of lipstick was a good match for her skin-tone.: 海伦选择的唇膏很适合她的肤色。

5. The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly.: 发言人说信函的语气非常友好。

用作名词 (n.)

用作动词 (v.)

用作名词 (n.)

His tone is rather unfriendly.
他的口气很不友善。
I don't like your tone of voice.
我不喜欢你说话的腔调。
The sentence should be read in a rising tone.
这句话该读升调。
This violin has a very good tone.
这把小提琴的音色很好。
He sings in a loud tone.
他用高音调唱歌。
Her friendly opening speech set the tone for the whole conference.
她友好的开幕词确定了整个会议的基调。
The lady has real tone.
这位女士气度非凡。
These dreadful people bring down the tone of the neighborhood.
这些讨厌的人败坏了这一地带的风气。

表示方式in+形容词+tone(s)表示“以什么样的语气，口吻”，其单复数常可混用，表达相同意思。
He spoke in an angry tone.
他用很生气的口吻讲话。
在特定的几种表达方式中，tone不可用tones来随意替换，如in a tone of apology和in a tone of command等。

n. (名词)

下面两个句子的意思相同:: He spoke in an angry tone.

He spoke in angry tones.

他以愤怒的语气说话。

用作名词 (n.)

with a tone

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