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BNC: 1813 COCA: 1995
tone
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noun /təʊn/
singulartone
pluraltones
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    [C/U] the sound of someone's voice that shows what they are feeling 声调；腔调；语气；口气

    Meredith trembled at the tenderness in his tone. 听到他语气里流露出的浓浓爱意，梅雷迪思颤抖不已。

    a tone of voice :

    ‘Really?' Simone said in a surprised tone of voice. “真的吗？”西蒙尼用惊讶的语气说道。

    Don't you take that tone of voice with me (=don't speak to me so rudely)! 别用那种口气跟我说话！

     Synonyms and related words
    Tone or quality of voice: break, cadence, croak...
    1. a.
      the type of sound that someone makes with their voice in a particular situation （在特定场合下说话者采用的）腔调，嗓门

      They were sitting close together, talking in hushed tones. 他们坐得很近，压低嗓门在谈话。

       Synonyms and related words
      Tone or quality of voice: break, cadence, croak...
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    [singular/uncountable] the general character of a place or event （场所或事件的）气氛；（场所或事件的）氛围；格调

    The positive tone of the evening had changed completely. 晚上的良好气氛已彻底改变了。

    set the tone (for something) :

    The opening remarks set the tone for the rest of the interview. 开场白给后面的采访定下了基调。

    raise/lower the tone (of something) :

    Trust you to lower the tone of the whole conversation! 你肯定会让整个谈话煞风景的！

     Synonyms and related words
    Features and qualities: feature, quality, factor...
    1. a.
      the general attitude shown by a piece of writing （作品的）风格，笔调

      Much of his writing has a rather strident tone to it. 他的很多作品笔调相当尖刻。

      in tone :

      Their next letter was more optimistic in tone. 他们的下一封来信笔调乐观了些。

       Synonyms and related words
      Writing or speech style: academic writing, delivery, diction...
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    [C/U] music the quality of the sound made by a musical instrument, voice, or piece of electronic equipment 音质；音色

    a flute with a clear bright tone 音质清晰嘹亮的长笛

     Synonyms and related words
    Musical sounds: chord, crescendo, discord...
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    [C] a sound made by a piece of equipment as a signal or warning （设备发出的）信号声，警告声

    I picked up the phone and just got a beeping tone. 我拿起电话，听到的只是“嘟嘟”声。

    The answering machine said to leave a message after the tone. 电话答录机提示说在听到信号后留言。

    the engaged tone (=the sound you hear when the number you want to telephone is being used) 电话占线声；电话忙音 :

    I keep getting the engaged tone. 我老是听到电话占线声。

     Synonyms and related words
    Signals and equipment used for warning people: alarm, alarm bell, the all clear...
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    [C] a colour or a particular shade (=type) of a colour 颜色；色调

    a tweed coat in subtle tones of purple and green 淡紫色和淡绿色相间的粗花呢外套

    her olive skin tone 她橄榄色的肤色

     Synonyms and related words
    General words for colour and relating to colour: chromatic, col, coloring...
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    [C] music an amount equal to two semitones by which a musical note is higher or lower than another note 全音程；音程；音级
     Synonyms and related words
    Notes in the musical scale: A, b, bass...
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    [U] the firm or healthy quality of your body, muscles, or skin 健康状况；强健状况
    muscle/skin tone :

    The patient's general muscle tone is good. 病人总的肌肉强健状况良好。

     Synonyms and related words
    General words for health: health, condition, fitness...
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    [C/U] linguistics the degree to which the sound of a word or part of a word is high or low 声调；语调

    You use a rising tone in English to indicate a question. 在英语中用升调来表示疑问。

     Synonyms and related words
    Terms in phonetics: affricate, alveolar, articulator...
tone
verb /təʊn/
present tense
I/you/we/theytone
he/she/ittones
present participletoning
past tensetoned
past participletoned
  1. 1

    tone

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    tone up

    [T] to make your body, muscles, or skin more firm and healthy 使…更健康；使…更强健

    She quickly and efficiently cleansed, toned, and moisturized her face. 她快速有效地完成了面部洁肤、紧肤和润肤的过程。

    I'm taking an aerobics class to help tone my muscles. 我在上有氧健身课来加强肌肉锻炼。

     Synonyms and related words
    To get better after an illness: recovery, survive, recover...
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    tone

    or

    tone in

    [I] British if something tones with something else they look good together because their colours are similar （由于颜色相近而）相配，协调
    tone with :

    The flowers toned perfectly with the Mexican rug. 这些花和墨西哥地毯非常相配。

     Synonyms and related words
    To be or look attractive: tone, suit, shine...

phrasal verbs

BNC: 1813 COCA: 1995
tone

noun¹

 1quality of a sound, esp. of the human voice（尤指人的）音質ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONE | TONE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤deep, low深沉的／低沉的音調▸➤hushed, quiet, subdued壓低的聲音；輕聲◇Why is everyone speaking in hushed tones?為什麼大家都壓低聲音說話？➤breathy, gravelly, husky帶有喘息聲的／低沉而沙啞的／沙啞的聲調▸➤clear, ringing清晰的／銀鈴般的聲音▸➤sharp, shrill, stentorian, strident尖銳的／尖厲的／洪亮的／刺耳的聲調▸➤dry, even, flat, level, measured, neutral乾巴巴的／平穩的／平板的／平靜的／有分寸的／不帶感情的語調◇The question was posed in a flat tone.這個問題是用平淡的語調提出的。➤normal, reasonable正常的／適當的語調▸➤brisk, businesslike, matter-of-fact乾脆的／公事公辦的／不帶感情的語氣◇She answered him in a brisk, matter-of-fact tone.她以乾脆而不帶感情的語氣回答了他。➤commanding, defiant, firm威嚴的／反抗的／堅定的語氣▸➤formal正式的語氣▸➤serious, solemn嚴肅的／鄭重的語氣▸➤dramatic, urgent誇張的／急切的語氣▸➤casual隨意的語氣；漫不經心的語調▸➤bright, conversational歡快的語氣；談話式的口吻▸➤calm, friendly, gentle, mild, pleasant, soft, soothing, sympathetic, warm平靜的／友好的／溫柔的／溫和的／宜人的／柔和的／舒緩的／富有同情心的／熱情的語氣◇Her tone was mild, almost conversational.她語氣溫和，幾乎就像平常談話一般。➤sweet甜美的音色◇the sweet tone of the flute長笛甜美的音色➤dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous (formal, all often ironic) 悅耳的／甜膩的／甜美的語調◇the dulcet tones of the sergeant警長美妙的聲調➤clipped, cold, cool, curt, hard, harsh, icy爆豆似的語調；冷漠的語氣；冷淡的口氣；簡慢的語氣；生硬的語氣；刺耳的腔調；冰冷的口吻◇In cool, clipped tones, he told her what had happened.他以冷淡、爆豆似的語氣告訴她發生的一切。➤aggressive, biting, bitter, condescending, contemptuous, disapproving, dismissive, ironic, mocking, patronizing, playful, sarcastic, sardonic, scathing, teasing咄咄逼人的／尖刻的／尖酸惡毒的／居高臨下的／鄙夷的／不以為然的／不屑的／諷刺的／嘲弄的／屈尊俯就的／開玩笑的／挖苦的／嘲笑的／嚴厲的／戲弄的語氣◇His tone was faintly mocking.他的語氣裏帶有一絲嘲弄。➤threatening威脅的語氣▸➤angry, annoyed, exasperated憤怒的／惱火的／怒不可遏的語氣▸➤aggrieved, shocked, worried憤憤不平的／驚愕的／憂慮的口氣▸➤bantering, conciliatory, conspiratorial, reverential詼諧的／撫慰的／心照不宣的／必恭必敬的語氣VERB + TONE➤adopt, speak in, strike, take, use採用⋯口吻說話◇When she heard my accent, she adopted a warmer tone.她聽出了我的口音，說話便熱情起來。◇The President struck a defiant tone.總統的語氣中有挑戰的意味。◇Don't you take that tone with me.不要用那種語氣和我說話。➤soften緩和語氣▸➤change改變語氣▸➤hear, notice聽到／注意到語氣▸➤interpret理解語氣◇Her tone was hard to interpret.她的語氣很難理解。➤not like不喜歡⋯的語氣◇Excuse me, I don't like your tone.對不起，我不喜歡你說話的口氣。TONE + VERB➤change語氣改變◇His tone changed dramatically when he saw the money.他一看到錢，說話腔調頓時大變。➤soften語氣緩和▸➤convey sth, imply sth, indicate sth, suggest sth語氣表明⋯；語氣暗示⋯▸➤sound sth語氣聽起來⋯◇Her tone sounded sincere but I knew she was lying.她的語氣聽起來很真誠，但我知道她在撒謊。➤betray sb/sth, give away sb/sth語氣暴露⋯◇Her tone betrayed her impatience.她的語氣暴露了她的不耐煩。PREPOSITION➤in a/the tone以⋯的口吻◇'You ought to have thought of them,' she said in a reproachful tone.“你應當想到他們的。”她用責備的口氣說道。➤in tones of以⋯的口氣◇'I don't believe it!' cried Henry in tones of utter amazement.“我不相信！”亨利萬分驚詫地叫道。PHRASES➤a tone of voice腔調◇I didn't like his tone of voice; I felt he was being condescending.我不喜歡他的腔調；我覺得他盛氣凌人。
tone

noun²

 2general quality/style of sb/sth總體性質或風格ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤dominant, general, overall, prevailing基調；總體的調子；盛行的調子◇The general tone of the report was positive.這份報告總的調子是積極的。➤moral, political道德／政治調子◇The newspaper sets a high moral tone in its editorial about politicians' private lives.這家報紙在其評論政治人物私生活的社論中設定了一種很高的道德調子。➤negative否定的調子▸➤comic, humorous滑稽的／幽默的風格▸➤serious嚴肅的調子VERB + TONE➤establish, set定下基調◇Her enthusiastic speech set the tone for the day's conference.她熱情洋溢的演講為當天的會議定下了基調。➤have有基調◇The movie has a jokey tone throughout.這部電影貫穿着一種搞笑的基調。➤maintain保持調子➤lighten使基調變得輕鬆◇He uses humour / humor to lighten the tone of the novel.他用幽默使小說的基調變得輕鬆。➤match⋯與基調相配◇The music perfectly matches the tone of the movie.音樂和這部電影的基調非常相配。PREPOSITION➤in tone在基調上◇His letter was very negative in tone.他信中的調子很消極。PHRASES➤a change in tone, a change of tone基調的改變◇There is a marked change of tone in the second half of the book.這本書後一半的基調有明顯的變化。
tone

noun³

 3shade of a colour色彩的濃淡ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONE ADJECTIVE➤light, muted, neutral, pale, pastel, soft淺淺的／暗淡的／中性的／淡淡的／淡雅的／柔和的色調◇muted tones of brown and green由棕色和綠色構成的暗色調➤dark, deep深色調▸➤rich, warm濃豔的色調；暖色調▸➤earthy, flesh, grey/gray, natural泥土／肉色／灰色／自然色調▸➤colour/color色調▸➤skin皮膚的色調◇What is your natural skin tone?你的皮膚的天然色調是什麼？VERB + TONE➤match匹配色調◇You should use a foundation that matches your skin tone.你應該使用與你的膚色相配的粉底霜。
tone

noun⁴

 4on the telephone電話ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONE | TONE + VERB ADJECTIVE➤dial, dialling (BrE) 撥號音▸➤engaged (BrE) (busy signal in NAmE) 忙音➤ring (usually ringtone) 鈴聲VERB + TONE➤get聽到⋯音◇I keep getting the engaged tone.我老是聽到忙音。TONE + VERB➤sound電話音響起◇The dial tone sounded.撥號音響了。
BNC: 1813 COCA: 1995
tone noun
⇨ atmosphere (the tone of the book) ⇨ note (the rich tone of the trumpet) ⇨ voice (sb's tone of voice)

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