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[语]声调,语调;[画]色调,色泽,明暗;[乐]乐音,全音,全音程;[医](正常的)健康状态
使更健壮;定调;使变调子;[摄影术]给…上色
带有某种腔调;呈现某种色彩;(颜色)调和(与 with 连用);
变形
复数:tones过去式:toned过去分词:toned现在分词:toning第三人称单数:tones
双语释义
- [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
英英释义
tone[ təun ]
- n.
- the quality of a person's voice
"he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
同义词: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 muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
同义词:timbretimberquality
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
"a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
同义词:spiritfeelfeelingflavorflavourlooksmell
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color
同义词:shadetinttincture
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
同义词:notemusical note
- a steady sound without overtones
"they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
同义词:pure tone
- the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
同义词:tonicitytonus
- a musical interval of two semitones
同义词:whole tonestepwhole step
- 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"
- the quality of a person's voice
- v.
- utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
同义词:chantintone
- vary the pitch of one's speech
同义词:inflectmodulate
- 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"
同义词:tone upstrengthen
- utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
词组短语
skin tone肤色;皮肤影调
tone of voice语调;声调;口吻
set the tone定调子
tone up增强;提高(声调等);使更健康
muscle tone肌张力;肌肉紧张度
color tone色调;色光
tone color音色;(文艺的)风格
ring tone电话铃音
pure tone纯音
tone down缓和;柔和;降低
single tone单频;单音;单音信号
low tone低(声)调
affective tone情调
tone quality音质,音品
falling tone降调;去声
busy tone忙音
tone colour[音]音色
dial tone拨号音;拨号音调
rising tone升调;阳平;上声
sets the tone定下基调
同近义词辨析
这三个名词意思相近,容易混淆。
tonen.语气,音调,指说话人的口气或声音的高低、轻重等。
He speaks to his baby in soft tones.他用柔和的语调和他的婴儿说话。
dialectn.方言,土语,地方话,指一个地区人们所使用的语言。
the Yorkshire dialect约克郡方言the Sichuan dialect四川方言
accentn.口音,指某一地区语言的发音特征;重音。
He speaks English with a Spanish accent.他讲英语带有西班牙口音。
双语例句
- He often speaks in an arrogant tone.
他经常以一种傲慢的口气说话。 - I dislike his airy tone of voice.
我讨厌他那做作的声调。 - That violin has a beautiful tone.
那支小提琴的音色很美。 - The tone of the meeting was pleasant and innocuous.
会见的调子是令人愉快和坦率的。 - The green wallpaper had a particularly somber tone.
绿色的糊墙纸有一种特别的深沉的色调 - The tone of the school is excellent.
这所学校校风极好。
- Swimming is the best way to tone up your body .
游泳是强身健体的最佳途径。 - Tone that radio down,please.
请把那台收音机的音量调低些。 - She was trying to tone down the colors of the picture.
她正设法使画面的色调柔和一些。