| 单词 | tone |
| 释义 | tone UK [təʊn] US [toʊn] noun VOICE EXPRESSION 话语表达 ADVANCED uncountable ■a quality in the voice which expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts, often towards the person being spoken to （常指对听话人的）语气，腔调，口吻 •I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice •Don't speak to me in that tone of voice •It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her tone.令我生气的不是她所说的话，而是她说话的语气。 tones [plural] literary ■the quality of someone's voice 语气；语调 •She recounted the story to me in •For more than half a century, the reassuring tones of BBC newscasters have informed British television viewers about world events.半个多世纪以来，英国广播公司的播音员用沉稳的语调向英国电视观众报道世界大事。 UK [təʊn] US [toʊn] noun GENERAL MOOD 总体气氛 ADVANCED only singular ■the general mood or main qualities of something 风格；基调，格调；气氛 •I didn't like the jokey tone of the article - I thought it inappropriate.我不喜欢这篇文章的搞笑风格——我觉得这不恰当。 •Trust you to lower •Well, I thought it might raise •He was in a very bad mood when he arrived, and that set UK [təʊn] US [toʊn] noun COLOUR 色彩 countable ■a form or degree of a colour 色调 •warm tones of brown and yellow棕色和黄色这种暖色调 UK [təʊn] US [toʊn] noun TIGHTNESS 紧张性 uncountable ■the healthy tightness of the body, especially the muscles （尤指肌肉的）坚实，结实 •After you've had a baby you lose the muscle UK [təʊn] US [toʊn] noun DIFFERENCE IN SOUND 声音的差异 countable (US also step) ■the largest difference in sound between two notes which are next to each other in the western musical scale 全音（指西洋音阶中相邻两音符之间最大的音差） •The interval from G to A is a whole UK [təʊn] US [toʊn] noun MUSICAL QUALITY 音质 countable or uncountable ■the quality of sound of a musical instrument or singing voice 音色；音质 •the beautiful rich tones of his tenor voice他那美妙浑厚的男高音 UK [təʊn] US [toʊn] noun TELEPHONE NOISE 电话音 countable ■one of the sounds that you hear on a telephone line when you pick up the receiver 电话音 •I've called him several times but I keep getting the engaged tone.我已经给他打了几次电话，但每次听到的都是忙线中。 •Please wait until you hear the UKdialling UK [təʊn] US [toʊn] verb transitive (also tone up) ■If you tone a part of the body, you make it firmer and stronger, usually by taking physical exercise （通常透过锻炼）使（身体部位）更强健 •This is a good exercise for toning up the thighs.这种锻炼对增强大腿肌肉有好处。 UK [təʊn] US [toʊn] verb transitive (also tone up) Phrasal Verbs [M] tone sth down ■to make something less forceful or offensive, usually a piece of writing or a speech 使（通常指文章或讲话）缓和；使温和 •Some of the language UK [təʊn] US [toʊn] verb transitive (also tone up) Phrasal Verbs tone in ■When colours tone in, they match and look pleasant together （颜色）相配 •The green of your scarf tones in with |
| 随便看 |
101BT英语在线翻译词典收录了36528条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。