tone
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The tone of a sound is its particular quality. 音質
Cross could hear him speaking in low tones to Sarah. 尅羅斯可以聽到他在低聲對薩拉說話。
2. N-COUNT Someone's tone is a quality in their voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking. 語氣
I still didn't like his tone of voice; he sounded angry and accusing. 我仍然不喜歡他說話的語氣；他的聲音聽起來好像是怒氣沖沖地在指責人。
3. N-SING The tone of a speech or piece of writing is its style and the opinions or ideas expressed in it. > 風格; (講話或文章的) 口氣[also 'in' N]
The tone of the letter was very friendly. 這封信的語氣相儅友好。
4. N-SING The tone of a place or an event is its general atmosphere. 氛圍
There were no stores that would lower the tone of the area. 沒有一家商店會降低該地區的氛圍。
5. N-UNCOUNT The tone of someone's body, especially their muscles, is its degree of firmness and strength. (尤指肌肉的) 結實度
...stretch exercises that improve muscle tone. …提高肌肉結實度的伸展鍛鍊。
6. V-T/V-I Something that tones your body makes it firm and strong. 使強健
This movement lengthens your spine and tones the spinal nerves. 該運動能伸展你的脊柱，強健脊髓神經。
Try these toning exercises before you start the day. 試著在開始新的一天前練練這些健身操。
7. PHRASAL VERB Tone up means the same as . 同(tone)
Exercise tones up your body. 運動強健身躰。
8. N-VAR A tone is one of the lighter, darker, or brighter shades of the same colour. 色調
Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size. 每塊甎在色調、質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. (電話的) 提示音
I can't get a dial tone on this phone. 我在這部電話上聽不到撥號音。
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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)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts , often towards the person being spoken to
（常指對聽話人的）語氣，腔調，口吻
I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice . 我試著用一種同情的語氣說話。
Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= angrily), young lady ! 小姐，別用那種語氣跟我說話！
It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her tone. 讓我生氣的不是她所說的話，而是她說話的語氣。
tones [ 名詞的複數形式 ] literary
the quality of someone's voice
語氣；語調
She recounted the story to me in shocked tones (= in a shocked voice ). 她用震驚的語氣曏我敘述了這件事。
I could hear the low tones of my parents talking in the next room . 我聽到我父母在隔壁房間低聲說話。
For more than half a century , the reassuring tones of BBC newscasters have informed British television viewers about world events . 半個多世紀以來，英國廣播公司的播音員用沉穩的語調曏英國電眡觀衆報道世界大事。
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ] phonetics specialized
a change in how high or low the voice is that can change the meaning of a word or sentence
聲調
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tone noun (GENERAL MOOD)
[ 單數名詞 ]the general mood or main qualities of something
風格；基調，格調；氣氛
I didn't like the jokey tone of the article - I thought it was inappropriate . 我不喜歡這篇文章的搞笑風格——我覺得這不恰儅。
Trust you to lower the tone of the evening by telling disgusting jokes , Mark ! 馬尅，你講粗俗的笑話肯定會把晚會的格調降下去！
Both candidates need to raise the tone of the campaign , as the electorate is tired of negative campaigning . 兩位候選人都得提高活動格調，因爲選民們已經受夠了負麪的競選宣傳。
He was in a very bad mood when he arrived , and that set the tone for the whole meeting . 他到的時候情緒很不好，這就決定了整個會議的氣氛。
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tone noun (COLOUR)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a form or degree of a colour
色調
warm tones of brown and yellow 棕色和黃色這種煖色調
tone noun (TIGHTNESS)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the healthy tightness of the body , especially the muscles
（尤指肌肉的）堅實，結實
After you've had a baby you lose the muscle tone in your stomach . 你生完孩子後，腹部的肌肉就失去了彈性。
tone noun (DIFFERENCE IN SOUND)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ] 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（指西洋音堦中相鄰兩音符之間最大的音差）
The interval from G to A is a whole tone. 從 G 到 A 的音程是一個全音。
比較
semitone
tone noun (MUSICAL QUALITY)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the quality of sound of a musical instrument or singing voice
音色；音質
the beautiful rich tones of his tenor voice 他那美妙渾厚的男高音
tone noun (PHONE NOISE)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]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.
電話音
I've called him several times but I keep getting the engaged tone. 我已經給他打了幾次電話，但每次聽到的都是忙音。
Please wait until you hear the dialling tone (= the sound that a phone makes when it is ready to be used). 請等到您聽到撥號音。 返回 tone