tone down

基本解释

Abdul Ali, one of brothers who runs the family restaurant, said he would have to tone down the dish for future contests to avoid another call out for the emergency services.
饭店的主人是两兄弟，其中一个叫阿卜杜.阿里，他说他在以后的比赛中将会降低菜肴的辣度，以免再次呼叫救护车。
Sometimes this priority shift means you have to forgo one goal in exchange for another; for example, you might have to tone down your professional aspirations in return for a strong relationship.
有时，这个优先顺序的改变意味着你需要放弃一个目标来成全另一个目标；例如：你可能要降低你的职业理想以换取爱情。
Tone down the cooking indoors and grill outdoors when you feel the need to cook for a cooler home.
如果你觉得有必要保持室内凉爽，就减少室内烹饪和户外烧烤吧。

With U.S.unemployment near double digits, Cardillo cautions the Obama administration to tone down its rhetoric against Wall Street - something political analysts say is unlikely with U.S.mid-term elections only months away.
Many babies with Down syndrome have low muscle tone, so they need extra support when they are held.
"I kept hoisting mine up, but when you've got Christmas hams like mine,mate, the other boys tended to say 'pull your skirt back down again.' That's when you know what the tone of the movie is.

There's no indication that Bulgari intends to tone down the boldness of its designs.
FORBES: Flight to quality

If you tone down something that you have written or said, you make it less forceful, severe, or offensive.
If you tone down a colour or a flavour, you make it less bright or strong.