| 单词 | to lower one's voice |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lower one's voice P1. to lower one's voice: to speak more quietly, esp. for the purposes of secrecy or discretion. Also figurative. Cf. sense 8b. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > impart specific tone or quality [verb (transitive)] > lower voice underputa1382 fall1626 sink1646 to lower one's voicea1713 a1713 M. Geddes Several Tracts against Popery (1715) 222 Lowering his Voice as he comes to the Sanctus, &c. which he is to whisper over with the Ministers attending him. 1834 T. H. Lister Anne Grey II. xxvi. 115 Lowering his voice so that she alone could hear. 1892 Presbyterian & Reformed Rev. Apr. 330 Its whole doctrinal work is comprised in requesting the Church to lower its voice in telling the world the truth! 1912 E. Ferber Buttered Side Down 93 She leaned toward Miss Fink and lowered her voice discreetly. 1959 P. White Let. 12 Aug. (1994) vi. 158 I was brought up vaguely an Anglican—my mother lowers her voice when mentioning that So-and-So is a Roman Catholic. 1970 Boston Globe 23 May 2/5 Spiro T. Agnew, vowing he would not be muzzled and would not lower his voice, yesterday bitterly attacked members of the liberal news media. 2002 N.Y. Times Mag. 1 Sept. 45/2 Off-screen, in real conversation, people still have to lower their voices and look over their shoulders. < as lemmas |
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