tone
英 [təʊn]
美[ton]
- n. 语气；色调；音调；音色
- vt. 增强；用某种调子说
- vi. 颜色调和；呈现悦目色调
- n. (Tone)人名；(罗、塞、乍)托内；(英)托恩
英英释意
- 1. the quality of a person's voice;
- "he began in a conversational tone"
- "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
- 2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages;
- "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
- 3. (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"
- 4. 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"
- 5. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color;
- "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
- 6. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound;
- "the singer held the note too long"
- 7. a steady sound without overtones;
- "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
- 8. the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli;
- "the doctor tested my tonicity"
- 9. a musical interval of two semitones
- 10. 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"
双语例句
- 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。
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- 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。
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- 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。
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- 4. The violence in her tone gave Alistair a shock.
- 她语气之强烈令阿利斯泰尔深感震惊。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
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