| 单词 | tone |
| 释义 | tone —tone /təʊn/ aep /toʊn/ noun (VOICE EXPRESSION) B2 [U] a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts, often towards the person being spoken to: » I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice.» Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= angrily), young lady!» It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her tone.Thesaurus+: ↑Ways of speakingtones [plural] LITERARYF0 the quality of someone's voice: » She recounted the story to me in shocked tones (= in a shocked voice).» For more than half a century, the reassuring tones of BBC newscasters have informed British television viewers about world events.Thesaurus+: ↑Describing qualities of the human voiceF0 [U] PHONETICS a change in how high or low the voice is that can change the meaning of a word or sentence • • • Extra Examples:» She tends to adopt a falsely cheerful tone when she's upset about something.» His gentle introductory tone modulates into a football coach's pre-game pep talk.» It's that patronizing tone of hers that I can't bear.» "We're so pleased to meet you at last, " he said in a respectful tone of voice.» When he spoke his tone was accusatory.noun [C or U] (MUSICAL QUALITY) ► F0 the quality of sound of a musical instrument or singing voice: » the beautiful rich tones of his tenor voiceThesaurus+: ↑Technical music termsThesaurus+: ↑Describing qualities of soundnoun [C] (US ALSO step) (DIFFERENCE IN SOUND) ► F0 the largest difference in sound between two notes that are next to each other in the western musical scale: » The interval from G to A is a whole tone.Thesaurus+: ↑Technical music termsnoun [C] (COLOUR) ► F0 a form or degree of a colour: » warm tones of brown and yellowThesaurus+: ↑Colour - general wordsnoun [C] (PHONE NOISE) ► B2 one of the continuous sounds that you hear on a phone that tell you if the other phone is ringing, if it is engaged, etc.: » I've called him several times but I keep getting the engaged tone.» Please wait until you hear the dialling tone (US dial tone) (= the sound that a phone makes when it is ready to be used).Thesaurus+: ↑Communicating by telephonenoun [S] (GENERAL MOOD) ► C2 the general mood or main qualities of something: » I didn't like the jokey tone of the article - I thought it inappropriate.» Trust you to lower the tone of the evening by telling vulgar jokes, Martin!» Well, I thought it might raise the moral tone of the evening if I invited a vicar to the party.» He was in a very bad mood when he arrived, and that set the tone for the whole meeting.Thesaurus+: ↑Moods• • • Extra Examples:» I found myself irritated by the adulatory tone of her biography.» Dale lowered the tone of the evening by telling a dirty joke.» The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic.» The tone of the letter was placatory.» The tone of his poetry is restrained and unemotional.noun [U] (TIGHTNESS) ► F0 the healthy tightness of the body, especially the muscles: » After you've had a baby you lose the muscle tone in your stomach.Thesaurus+: ↑Fit and healthyverb [T] (ALSO tone up) ↑Verb Endings for tone ► F0 If you tone a part of the body, you make it firmer and stronger, usually by taking physical exercise: » This is a good exercise for toning up the thighs.Thesaurus+: ↑Exercising and training |
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