speaking in hushed/low/clipped/measured, etc. tones
以压低、低沉、短促、缓慢谨慎等的语调讲话
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a conversational tone
交谈的语气
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a tone of surprise
惊奇的口气
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Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= in that unpleasant way) .
别用那种口吻跟我讲话。
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There's no need to take that tone with me─it's not my fault we're late.
不必那样跟我拿腔拿调的。我们来晚了，可不是我的错。
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The overall tone of the book is gently nostalgic.
这本书整体格调是温情的怀旧。
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She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy.
她坚定地说明了公司的方针，为会议定下了调子。
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Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (= for example by telling a rude joke) .
管保你会降低谈话的格调（如讲粗俗的笑话）。
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The article was moderate in tone and presented both sides of the case.
这篇文章的基调是温和的，对争论双方的意见都予以表达。
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the full rich tone of the trumpet
小号饱满嘹亮的音色
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the volume and tone controls on a car stereo
汽车立体声系统音量和音质的控制装置
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a carpet in warm tones of brown and orange
棕色和橘黄色的暖色调地毯
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how to improve your muscle/skin tone
如何使肌肉发达 / 皮肤柔韧
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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
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。
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。
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。
...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。
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。
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。
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。
Councillors say plastic-framed windows lower the tone of the neighbourhood.
市政会委员说塑料框架的窗户让这个社区掉份儿了。
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。
In the past, falling oil prices have given a boost to the world economy, but recent forecasts for global growth have been toned down, even as oil prices sink lower and lower.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Sasaki re-ran the experiment while presenting the sleeping participants with a mix of regularly timed of the same tone and irregular beeps of a different tone during the night.
2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section COne 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 AStudies dating back to the 1930's indicate that laughter relaxes muscles, decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down.
2011年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section ⅠThat might seem rather an obscure point, but it sets the tone for an exhibition that contains a lot of black-and-white photographs and relatively few natural objects.
2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ"he began in a conversational tone"
"he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
"the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"
"the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
"the feel of the city excited him"
"a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
"it had the smell of treason"
"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
"the singer held the note too long"
"they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
"the doctor tested my tonicity"
"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"
"The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
"tone a negative"
"tone a photographic image"
"Let's tone our muscles"
