tone
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The tone of a sound is its particular quality. 音质
Cross could hear him speaking in low tones to Sarah. 克罗斯可以听到他在低声对萨拉说话。
2. N-COUNT Someone's tone is a quality in their voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking. 语气
I still didn't like his tone of voice; he sounded angry and accusing. 我仍然不喜欢他说话的语气；他的声音听起来好像是怒气冲冲地在指责人。
3. N-SING The tone of a speech or piece of writing is its style and the opinions or ideas expressed in it. > 风格; (讲话或文章的) 口气[also 'in' N]
The tone of the letter was very friendly. 这封信的语气相当友好。
4. N-SING The tone of a place or an event is its general atmosphere. 氛围
There were no stores that would lower the tone of the area. 没有一家商店会降低该地区的氛围。
5. N-UNCOUNT The tone of someone's body, especially their muscles, is its degree of firmness and strength. (尤指肌肉的) 结实度
...stretch exercises that improve muscle tone. …提高肌肉结实度的伸展锻炼。
6. V-T/V-I Something that tones your body makes it firm and strong. 使强健
This movement lengthens your spine and tones the spinal nerves. 该运动能伸展你的脊柱，强健脊髓神经。
Try these toning exercises before you start the day. 试着在开始新的一天前练练这些健身操。
7. PHRASAL VERB Tone up means the same as . 同(tone)
Exercise tones up your body. 运动强健身体。
8. N-VAR A tone is one of the lighter, darker, or brighter shades of the same colour. 色调
Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size. 每块砖在色调、质地和尺寸上也略有不同。
9. N-SING 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 busy, or no longer exists. (电话的) 提示音
I can't get a dial tone on this phone. 我在这部电话上听不到拨号音。
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tone /təʊn/ (toning,toned,tones)
剑桥词典
- She tends to adopt a falsely cheerful tone when she's upset about something.
- His gentle introductory tone modulates into a football coach's pre-game pep talk .
- It's that patronizing tone of hers that I can't bear .
- "We're so pleased to meet you at last, " he said in a respectful tone of voice .
- When he spoke his tone was accusatory .
- I found myself irritated by the adulatory tone of her biography .
- Dale lowered the tone of the evening by telling a dirty joke .
- The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic .
- The tone of the letter was placatory .
- The tone of his poetry is restrained and unemotional.
tone noun (VOICE EXPRESSION)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]a quality in the voice that 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 . 我试着用一种同情的语气说话。
Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= angrily), young lady ! 小姐，别用那种语气跟我说话！
It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her tone. 让我生气的不是她所说的话，而是她说话的语气。
tones [ 名词的复数形式 ] literary
the quality of someone's voice
语气；语调
She recounted the story to me in shocked tones (= in a shocked voice ). 她用震惊的语气向我叙述了这件事。
I could hear the low tones of my parents talking in the next room . 我听到我父母在隔壁房间低声说话。
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。
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] phonetics specialized
a change in how high or low the voice is that can change the meaning of a word or sentence
声调
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tone noun (GENERAL MOOD)
[ 单数名词 ]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 was 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 the tone of the evening by telling disgusting jokes , Mark ! 马克，你讲粗俗的笑话肯定会把晚会的格调降下去！
Both candidates need to raise the tone of the campaign , as the electorate is tired of negative campaigning . 两位候选人都得提高活动格调，因为选民们已经受够了负面的竞选宣传。
He was in a very bad mood when he arrived , and that set the tone for the whole meeting . 他到的时候情绪很不好，这就决定了整个会议的气氛。
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tone noun (COLOUR)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]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
tone noun (TIGHTNESS)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]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 tone in your stomach . 你生完孩子后，腹部的肌肉就失去了弹性。
tone noun (DIFFERENCE IN SOUND)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] mainly UK (US usually whole step)the largest difference in pitch between two notes that 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 tone. 从 G 到 A 的音程是一个全音。
比较
semitone
tone noun (MUSICAL QUALITY)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]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
tone noun (PHONE NOISE)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]one of the continuous sounds that you hear on a phone that tell you if the other phone is ringing , if it is busy , etc.
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音。
Please wait until you hear the dialling tone (= the sound that a phone makes when it is ready to be used). 请等到您听到拨号音。 返回 tone