tone的意思

基本释义

• n 语气；色调；音调；音色

  the way your voice sounds, which shows how you are feeling or what you mean

• v 增强；用某种调子说

例句

1. Her tone was sharp with anger.

   她很气愤，语气尖刻。

2. It was obvious from her tone of voice that she didn’t like me.

   从她的语气明显听得出来她不喜欢我。

3. His tone is rather unfriendly.

   他的口气很不友善。

4. I don't like your tone of voice.

   我不喜欢你说话的腔调。

5. The sentence should be read in a rising tone.

   这句话该读升调。

6. This violin has a very good tone.

   这把小提琴的音色很好。

7. He sings in a loud tone.

   他用高音调唱歌。

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

近义词

英英释义

noun 1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color e.g. after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted Synonym: shadetinttincture 2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages e.g. the Beijing dialect uses four tones 3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) e.g. the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet Synonym: timbretimberquality 4. the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author e.g. 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 5. a steady sound without overtones e.g. they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies Synonym: pure tone 6. a musical interval of two semitones Synonym: whole tonestepwhole step 7. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound e.g. the singer held the note too long Synonym: notemusical note 8. the quality of a person's voice e.g. he began in a conversational tone he spoke in a nervous tone of voice Synonym: tone of voice 9. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people e.g. the feel of the city excited him a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting it had the smell of treason Synonym: spirit, feel, feeling, flavorflavour, looks, mel 10. the elastic tension of living muscles

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