raise/lower the tone (of something)

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishraise/lower the tone (of something)raise/lower the tone (of something)RIGHT/PROPERto make a place or event more or less socially acceptable, attractive etc That horrible building lowers the whole tone of the neighborhood. Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (=by making rude remarks etc). → toneExamples from the Corpusraise/lower the tone (of something)• Far from lowering the tone, the changes are set to improve it.

单词	raise/lower the tone (of something)
释义	raise/lower the tone (of something) From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishraise/lower the tone (of something)raise/lower the tone (of something)RIGHT/PROPERto make a place or event more or less socially acceptable, attractive etc That horrible building lowers the whole tone of the neighborhood. Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (=by making rude remarks etc). → toneExamples from the Corpusraise/lower the tone (of something)• Far from lowering the tone, the changes are set to improve it.
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