| 单词 | tone |
| 释义 | tone n. & v. --n 1. a musical or vocal sound, esp. with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. 2. (often in pl.) modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood (a cheerful tone; suspicious tones). 3. a manner of expression in writing. 4. Mus. a a musical sound, esp. of a definite pitch and character. b an interval of a major second, e.g. C-D. 5. a the general effect of colour or of light and shade in a picture. b the tint or shade of a colour. 6. a the prevailing character of the morals and sentiments etc. in a group. b an attitude or sentiment expressed esp. in a letter etc. 7. the proper firmness of bodily organs. 8. a state of good or specified health or quality. 9. Phonet. a an accent on one syllable of a word. b a way of pronouncing a word to distinguish it from others of a similar sound (Mandarin Chinese has four tones). --v 1. tr. give the desired tone to. 2. tr. modify the tone of. 3. intr. (often foll. by to) attune. 4. intr. (foll. by with) be in harmony (esp. of colour) (does not tone with the wallpaper). 5. tr. Photog. give (a monochrome picture) an altered colour in finishing by means of a chemical solution. 6. intr. undergo a change in colour by toning. Phrases and idioms tone-arm the movable arm supporting the pick-up of a record-player. tone control a switch for varying the proportion of high and low frequencies in reproduced sound. tone-deaf unable to perceive differences of musical pitch accurately. tone-deafness the condition of being tone-deaf. tone down 1. make or become softer in tone of sound or colour. 2. make (a statement etc.) less harsh or emphatic. tone poem = symphonic poem. tone-row = SERIES 8. tone up 1 make or become stronger in tone of sound or colour. 2. make (a statement etc.) more emphatic. whole-tone scale see WHOLE. Derivatives toneless adj. tonelessly adv. toner n. Etymology: ME f. OF ton or L tonus f. Gk tonos tension, tone f. teino stretch |
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