The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting. [VERB PREP. noun]

言辞激烈的右翼领袖在会后收敛了他的好战言论。

The forecasts have since had to be toned down, as the economy has exhibited unmistakable signs of slowing… [VERB PREP. noun (not pronoun)]

该预测不得不在此后放低调子，因为经济已明白无误地显示出放缓的迹象。

We have had to ask the agency and their client to tone their ads down. [VERB noun PREP.]

我们不得不要求广告公司及其客户将他们的广告处理得低调些。