tone
tone
英[təʊn]美[toʊn]
n.语调，风格，气氛，音色，色调，（皮肤）柔韧，声音信号；
v.使更健壮，与…协调；
复数：tones;
第三人称单数：tones;
过去式：toned;
过去分词：toned;
现在分词：toning;
例句
a snappish tone of voice声调中带怒气的声音
There was a tone of mockery in his voice.他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。
On the whole,their tone was unequivocal.他们的调子基本上是明确的。
‘You ought to have thought of them,’ she said in a reproachful tone.她用责备的语气说道：“你当时应当想到他们的。 ”
He winced inwardly at her harsh tone.她那严厉的语气令他胆寒。
The book is unpretentious;it can present names without dropping them,and the tone is contagiously warm.这本书写得朴实无华,它提了几个名字,但又没有滥用来抬高自己,而且书的语气热情洋溢。
The lady has real tone.这位女士气度非凡。
This violin has very good tone.这把小提琴的音色很好。
I don't like your tone of voice.我不喜欢你说话的腔调。
His tone is rather unfriendly.他的口气很不友好。
英语六级真题
One prevalent quality we have found in teens' statements about themselves, their friends and their families is a strikingly positive emotional tone.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Behind the differences in sex, skin tones and mother tongues, there are common attitudes, expectations and ambitions which risk creating a set of clones among the business leaders of the future.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文But Delia was careful not to adopt the defensive tone.
出自-2012年12月听力原文Because it's such a pity if you start off on a bright tone on a story and suddenly realize you are talking about some people having been killed in a road crash.
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
音质;音色;音调
The tone of a sound is its particular quality.
例句
Cross could hear him speaking in low tones to Sarah.克罗斯听得到他对萨拉低声说话。...the clear tone of the bell.清亮的铃音N-COUNT
语气；口气；腔调
Someone's tone is a quality in their voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking.
例句
I still didn't like his tone of voice...我还是不喜欢他说话的语气。Suddenly he laughed again, this time with a cold, sharp tone…突然他又笑了，这次笑得冷漠、刺耳。N-SING
(演讲、文章的)语气，调子，基调
The tone of a speech or piece of writing is its style and the opinions or ideas expressed in it.
例句
The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly...发言人说信函的语气非常友好。His comments to reporters were conciliatory in tone...他对记者们的讲话带着安抚的口吻。N-SING
气氛;氛围;格调
The tone of a place or an event is its general atmosphere.
例句
The high tone of the occasion was assured by the presence of a dozen wealthy patrons…十几位富有资助人的出席确保了仪式的高格调。The service desk at the entrance, with its friendly, helpful and efficient staff, sets the tone for the rest of the store.入口处设有服务台，加之友好、热心与高效的服务人员，营造了这家商店的整体氛围。N-UNCOUNT
（身体的）强健状况；(尤指肌肉的)紧实度，结实度
The tone of someone's body, especially their muscles, is its degree of firmness and strength.
例句
...stretch exercises that aim to improve muscle tone...旨在提高肌肉结实度的伸展锻炼Keeping your muscles strong and in tone helps you to avoid back problems.保持肌肉强健有力有助于避免背部疾病。VERB
使结实；使强健
Something that tones your body makes it firm and strong.
例句
This movement lengthens your spine and tones the spinal nerves...这一动作舒展脊椎，使脊神经更加强健。Try these toning exercises before you start the day.在开始一天的活动之前，试着做做这些强身健体的体操。N-VAR
色调;明暗
A tone is one of the lighter, darker, or brighter shades of the same colour.
例句
Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size...每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。I'm a cheery sort of person, so I like cheerful tones.我是个活泼类型的人，因此喜欢明亮的色调。VERB
(与…)协调(或相配)
If one thing tones with another, the two things look nice together because their colours are similar in quality or brightness.
例句
Princess Margaret toned with her in a turquoise print dress.玛格丽特公主那条青绿色的印花裙子与她很相配。N-SING
电话提示音
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 engaged or busy, or no longer exists.
N-COUNT
音;全音
A tone is a difference in pitch between two musical notes equal to two semitones.
PHRASE
降低格调
If you say that something lowers the tone of a place or event, you mean that it is not appropriate and makes the place or event seem less respectable.
例句
Councillors say plastic-framed windows lower the tone of the neighbourhood.市*会委员说塑料框架的窗户让这个社区掉份儿了。PHRASAL VERB
使(颜色)柔和；使(味道)变淡;调和
If you tone down a colour or a flavour, you make it less bright or strong.
例句
When Ken Hom wrote his first book for the BBC he was asked to tone down the spices and garlic in his recipes.当肯·霍姆为英国广播公司写第一本书的时候，他被要求在菜谱里少用些香料和大蒜。英汉词典释义
n.
腔调, 语气; 口气; 口吻
His tone is rather unfriendly.他的口气很不友好。I don't like your tone of voice.我不喜欢你说话的腔调。音, 音调（尤指乐器或电子音响设备的）音质, 音色
This violin has very good tone.这把小提琴的音色很好。风格; 气度
The lady has real tone.这位女士气度非凡。These dreadful people bring down the tone of the neighbourhood.这些讨厌的人败坏了这一地带的风气。风格；特色；气氛；情调
色调；明暗；影调
（肌肉）结实，健壮；（皮肤）柔韧
（打电话时听到的）声音信号
全音 (英式英语)
声调
有…音调的（或音质的、色调的）
【音乐】音；乐音；音质
【音乐】基音；全音程；宣叙调；吟诵调
思想状态；心情，心境
风气
vt.
给(某物)定调子或色调
使更健壮；使更结实；使更有力
与…协调；与…相配
使变调子；使变色调
恢复(或提高)肉体(或精神)的状态
Dumbbell exercises toned my muscles.哑铃操锻炼我的肌肉。【摄影术】给…上色，给…着色
vi.
带有某种腔调
呈现某种色彩
(颜色)调和(与 with 连用)
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the quality of a person's voice;
"he began in a conversational tone""he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages;
"the Beijing dialect uses four tones"3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound);
"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely""the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"4. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;
"the feel of the city excited him""a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting""it had the smell of treason"5. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color;
"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"6. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound;
"the singer held the note too long"7. a steady sound without overtones;
"they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"8. the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli;
"the doctor tested my tonicity"9. a musical interval of two semitones
10. the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author;
"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"Verb
1. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;
"The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"2. of one's speech, varying the pitch
3. change the color or tone of;
"tone a negative"4. change to a color image;
"tone a photographic image"5. give a healthy elasticity to;
"Let's tone our muscles"行业词典
医学： 紧张性：正常力度和张力，在肌肉即指其对被动拉长或牵拉的抗拒性；音，音调；色彩处理，调色：以化学方法改变银染色或使之持久化，一般皆以重金属处置；
测绘： 色调；色与色之间的整体关系构成的颜色阶调。；
通信： 单音；由具有恒定频率的周期波形组成的声音。；
金融： 市况；行情；
