1.[c]语气；口气；腔调；口吻the quality of sb's voice, especially expressing a particular emotion
speaking in hushed/low/clipped/measured, etc. tones以压低、低沉、短促、缓慢谨慎等的语调讲话
a conversational tone交谈的语气
a tone of surprise惊奇的口气
Don't speak to me in that tone of voice(= in that unpleasant way) .别用那种口吻跟我讲话。
There's no need to take that tone with me─it's not my fault we're late.不必那样跟我拿腔拿调的。我们来晚了，可不是我的错。
2.[sing]风格；特色；气氛；情调the general character and attitude of sth such as a piece of writing, or the atmosphere of an event
The overall tone of the book is gently nostalgic.这本书整体格调是温情的怀旧。
She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy.她坚定地说明了公司的方针，为会议定下了调子。
Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation(= for example by telling a rude joke) .管保你会降低谈话的格调（如讲粗俗的笑话）。
The article was moderate in tone and presented both sides of the case.这篇文章基调温和，不偏不倚。
3.[c]（尤指乐器或电子音响设备的）音质，音色the quality of a sound, especially the sound of a musical instrument or one produced by electronic equipment
the full rich tone of the trumpet小号饱满嘹亮的音色
the volume and tone controls on a car stereo汽车立体声系统音量和音质的控制装置
4.[c]色调；明暗；影调a shade of a colour
a carpet in warm tones of brown and orange棕色和橘黄色的暖色调地毯
5.[u]（肌肉）结实度，健壮度；（皮肤）柔韧性how strong and firm your muscles or skin are
how to improve your muscle/skin tone如何使肌肉发达╱皮肤柔韧
6.[c]（打电话时听到的）声音信号a sound heard on a telephone line
the dialling tone拨号音
the dial tone拨号音
Please speak after the tone(= for example as an instruction on an answering machine) .听到信号后请讲话。
7.[c]全音one of the five longer intervals in a musical scale , for example the interval between C and D or between E and F#
8.[c]（说话的）声调，音调the pitch (= how high or low a sound is) of a syllable in speaking
a rising/falling tone升调；降调
9.（字的）声调；字调a particular pitch pattern on a syllable in languages such as Chinese, that can be used to distinguish different meanings
10.有…音调的（或音质的、色调的）having the type of tone mentioned
a bright-toned soprano声音嘹亮的女高音
olive-toned skin黄褐色的皮肤
1.[t]~ sth (up)使更健壮；使更结实；使更有力to make your muscles, skin, etc. firmer and stronger
Massage will help to tone up loose skin under the chin.按摩有助于使颏下松弛的皮肤紧起来。
a beautifully toned body优美矫健的身体
2.[i]~ (in) (with sth)与…协调；与…相配to match the colour of sth
The beige of his jacket toned (in) with the cream shirt.他那夹克的米黄色与乳白色的衬衫非常协调。
When he learned it was to borrow, and not to give, that the messenger had come, His tone changed.
当他得知信使是来借钱的，而不是来送礼的，他说话的语气马上就变了。
The name of the child, the air of the mother, the tone of her voice, all awakened a train of recollections in his mind.
孩子的名字，母亲的神态，以及她说话的腔调，这一切在他脑子里引起了一大串回忆。
'That's nothing to what I could say if I chose, ' the Duchess replied, in a pleased tone.
“我没什么？要是我愿意，我还能说得更长呢！”公爵夫人愉快地说。
I was happy to hear from her, though her tone was a little ominous.
我很高兴收到她的来信，尽管她的腔调让人有点不祥的预感。
"I cannot bear to go without him, " said the Scotchman, with the greatest grief in his tone.
“不等到他，我就不走，”苏格兰人很难受地说。
Be conscious of your facial expressions, tone of voice and body language if you're a leader trying to encourage communication.
作为企业领导人，如果你想鼓励沟通，那你需要注意自己的面部表情、音调，还有肢体语言。
That's why Charlie was stunned when he heard Greg come on the line. From his tone alone he knew something was terribly wrong.
因此今天接到格里戈电话时，听到他的语气查理马上觉察到出事了，不禁大吃一惊。
She had never had such a tone to talk with me, she used a lot of exclamation points, let my heart all pulled up.
她从来没用过这样的语气同我说话，她用了很多的感叹号，让我的心全部揪起来。
Accumulation of pronunciation of language, multi-tone words, phonetic word, easy to read typo, idioms, writing material, a lot!
语文积累字音，多音字，形声字，易读错字，熟语，写作素材，一大堆！
So far as the general tone or spirit of a language goes, this may be true, but it is not true in detail.
限于语言的一般的风格或精神来说，可能是对的，但在细节上不对。
Before he speaks, the GFW's father always pauses a few seconds and then when he talks, adopts a measured tone and a considered pace.
每次当他发言之前，他总是先停顿几秒，来调整他的语调和语速。
With such a positive tone to the market lately, it seems that the only real lid on this rally are those ugly weighty things called facts.
最近市场人气颇为积极，看上去真正能让当前的反弹势头见顶的因素只能是那些丑陋的重大事件，它们被称为事实。
It sounds as if all the sounds had one tone. Little wonder that westerners said Chinese was a mysterious language.
听上去所有声音全是一个调调，怪不得西方人称中文为天书。
"All she wants is to be held, " I said in a tone I'd have mocked an hour before.
“她只是想要被关爱，”我说出这话的舌头在一个小时前还在嘲笑她。
Without mud body at night is free, the moonlight gave them one silk garment, the wind blow the body, tone would be better.
不涂泥巴的身体在晚上是自由的，月色给了它一件丝衣，风吹在身上，有一种力量在渗透，色调要好看。
But the ecumenical tone of his lecture did not stop him making a partisan attack on the economic policies of Mr Cameron.
不过，演讲的宗教基调并没有阻止布朗对卡梅伦的经济政策进行党派性抨击。
His tone, as his son always noted with pleasure, was that of the more luxuriant parts of New England.
正如他的儿子经常愉快地指出的，他说话仍带有新英格兰那种比较富饶的部分的腔调。
"How came you to think of him? " said the dwarf in a tone of great commiseration.
“你怎么会想到他的？”矮子说，带着绝大怜悯的声调。
Excuse me for writing this mail to you with such tone, but I must express it like this.
请原谅我用这样的语气来写这封邮件给你，但我必须这样表达它。
You take these views and in a way, the tone seems to follow from it, because what they're saying in effect is, You just do what you do.
我们理解这些观点，这种语气似乎跟着它出来了，因为他们实际说的是，你们只要做你们做的事。
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