tone

noun

1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

e.g. after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted

Synonym: shadetinttincture

2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages

e.g. the Beijing dialect uses four tones

3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

e.g. the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet

Synonym: timbretimberquality

4. the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author

e.g. 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

5. a steady sound without overtones

e.g. they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies

Synonym: pure tone

6. a musical interval of two semitones

Synonym: whole tonestepwhole step

7. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

e.g. the singer held the note too long

Synonym: notemusical note

8. the quality of a person's voice

e.g. he began in a conversational tone
he spoke in a nervous tone of voice

Synonym: tone of voice

9. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

e.g. the feel of the city excited him
a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
it had the smell of treason

Synonym: spiritfeelfeelingflavorflavourlooksmell

10. the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

e.g. the doctor tested my tonicity

Synonym: tonicitytonus

verb

1. give a healthy elasticity to

e.g. Let's tone our muscles

Synonym: tone upstrengthen

2. change to a color image

e.g. tone a photographic image

3. change the color or tone of

e.g. tone a negative

4. vary the pitch of one's speech

Synonym: inflectmodulate

5. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

e.g. The students chanted the same slogan over and over again

Synonym: chantintone

1. 音质;音色;音调
The tone of a sound is its particular quality.

e.g. Cross could hear him speaking in low tones to Sarah.
克罗斯听得到他对萨拉低声说话。
e.g. ...the clear tone of the bell.
清亮的铃音

2. 语气；口气；腔调
Someone's tone is a quality in their voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking.

e.g. I still didn't like his tone of voice...
我还是不喜欢他说话的语气。
e.g. 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。

3. (演讲、文章的)语气，调子，基调
The tone of a speech or piece of writing is its style and the opinions or ideas expressed in it.

e.g. The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly...
发言人说信函的语气非常友好。
e.g. His comments to reporters were conciliatory in tone...
他对记者们的讲话带着安抚的口吻。

4. 气氛;氛围;格调
The tone of a place or an event is its general atmosphere.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

5. （身体的）强健状况；(尤指肌肉的)紧实度，结实度
The tone of someone's body, especially their muscles, is its degree of firmness and strength.

e.g. ...stretch exercises that aim to improve muscle tone...
旨在提高肌肉结实度的伸展锻炼
e.g. 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。

6. 使结实；使强健
Something that tones your body makes it firm and strong.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

7. 色调;明暗
A tone is one of the lighter, darker, or brighter shades of the same colour.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

8. (与…)协调(或相配)
If one thing tones with another, the two things look nice together because their colours are similar in quality or brightness.

tone

e.g. 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。

9. 电话提示音
A tone is one of the sounds that you hear when you are using a telephone, for example the sound that tells you that a number is engaged or busy, or no longer exists.

10. 音;全音
A tone is a difference in pitch between two musical notes equal to two semitones.

11. see also: dialling tone;ring tone

12. 降低格调
If you say that something lowers the tone of a place or event, you mean that it is not appropriate and makes the place or event seem less respectable.

e.g. 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。

13. 使(颜色)柔和；使(味道)变淡;调和
If you tone down a colour or a flavour, you make it less bright or strong.

e.g. 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。

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