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单词 undertone
释义
undertone
ʌndəʳtoʊn ˈʌndərˌtoʊn
Word forms: plural undertones
1 N-COUNT [in NOUN] 低声;悄声 If you say something in an undertone, you say it very quietly. 低声;悄声
  • 'What d'you think?' she asked in an undertone.

    你觉得怎么样?她小声地问道。

  • Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.

    衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。

SYN murmur, whisper, low tone, subdued voice
2 N-COUNT 言下之意;寓意 If something has undertones of a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly. 言下之意;寓意
  • The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger.

    啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。

  • ...a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious undertones.

    诙谐却寓意深刻的荤段子

SYN undercurrent, suggestion, trace, hint
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