tone / toʊn /

⭐基础词汇声调语气口气音调

tone4 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
  2. quality or character of sound.
  3. vocal sound; the sound made by vibrating muscular bands in the larynx.
v. 有主动词 verb

toned, ton·ing.

  1. to sound with a particular tone.
  2. to give the proper tone to.
  3. to modify the tone or general coloring of.
v. 无主动词 verb

toned, ton·ing.

  1. to take on a particular tone; assume color or tint.
v. 动词组 verb
  1. tone down, to become or cause to become softened or moderated: The newspaper toned down its attack.Painting.to make less intense in hue; subdue.
  2. tone up, to give a higher or stronger tone to.to gain or cause to gain in tone or strength: toning up little-used muscles.
  3. tone with, to harmonize in tone or coloring; blend: The painting tones with the room.

tone 近义词

n. 名词 noun

pitch, volume

n. 名词 noun

attitude, spirit

n. 名词 noun

color

n. 名词 noun

condition of the body

更多tone例句

  1. It’s very difficult to imagine the first installment in a studio comedy based on an original concept, especially a comedy that has the tone of this one, coming out today, at least in theaters.
  2. US developer HireVue says its software speeds up the hiring process by 90 percent by having applicants answer identical questions and then scoring them according to language, tone, and facial expressions.
  3. Hamilton had spent decades prior to 1980 sifting through weather station data for hints of the lowest atmospheric tones.
  4. The tone of what I’m told is the Silent Generation really changed in the 60s.
  5. Just as AI systems can be trained to tell the difference between a picture of a dog and one of a cat, they can learn to differentiate between an angry tone of voice or facial expression and a happy one.
  6. Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
  7. Although Huckabee's condescending tone - like that of an elementary school history teacher - makes it difficult to take seriously.
  8. “Call me when the plane leaves the ground,” she said, in a tone that implied she knew her husband well.
  9. He has struck a promising tone these last few days with his rhetoric about trying to “see each other.”
  10. Ramos would help set the tone of the day when he greeted the arriving students outside the school.
  11. That which is called nasality is caused by the failure of the tone to reach freely the anterior cavities of the nares.
  12. Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
  13. And once more, she found herself desiring to be like Janet--not only in appearance, but in soft manner and tone.
  14. What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.
  15. This may be done by taking the humming tone and bringing to bear upon it a strong pressure of energy.