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BNC: 1813 COCA: 1995
tone
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。

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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。

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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

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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
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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

    or

    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...

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