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单词 toned-down
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Definition of toned-down in English:

toned-down

adjective
  • Altered so as to be less extreme or intense.

    a toned-down version of the report was published
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After Sunday's elections, he said the government should reintroduce a toned-down version.
    • He turns in a toned-down performance that communicates a lot nonverbally.
    • A sea of carpet in toned-down burgundy lay between walls twining with William Morris flowers on pale paper.
    • Some fashion experts are predicting a more toned-down Grammys.
    • My 8-year-old absolutely loves Eminem, so I try to get him the toned-down version - the edited, censored version.
    • Not every chardonnay fan will find this larger-than-life white to their taste, although the toned-down 2002 is less assertive than recent vintages.
    • He was a natural for the toned-down realism of Tom Robertson's plays.
    • Robert Englund plays The Phantom as a toned-down version of Freddy Krueger.
    • This recording is not all that good, not least because it uses the later, toned-down version of the opera.
    • Of his first four excellent novels, two were made into horror films; the wonderfully unsettling The Other, and a toned-down TV version of Harvest Home.
    • I think it might lead to a more toned-down atmosphere.
    • Clients know they can always order a toned-down version later.
    • These useless products are still being advertised on the Internet, albeit with toned-down claims.
    • He has adopted a classier, toned-down look.
    Synonyms
    restrained, modest, understated, muted, subtle, quiet, low-profile, inconspicuous, unostentatious, unobtrusive, discreet, circumspect, played-down, self-effacing, relaxed, downbeat, easy-going, modulated, softened

Definition of toned-down in US English:

toned-down

adjective
  • Altered so as to be less extreme or intense.

    a toned-down version of the report was published
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was a natural for the toned-down realism of Tom Robertson's plays.
    • A sea of carpet in toned-down burgundy lay between walls twining with William Morris flowers on pale paper.
    • I think it might lead to a more toned-down atmosphere.
    • After Sunday's elections, he said the government should reintroduce a toned-down version.
    • This recording is not all that good, not least because it uses the later, toned-down version of the opera.
    • He has adopted a classier, toned-down look.
    • He turns in a toned-down performance that communicates a lot nonverbally.
    • My 8-year-old absolutely loves Eminem, so I try to get him the toned-down version - the edited, censored version.
    • These useless products are still being advertised on the Internet, albeit with toned-down claims.
    • Clients know they can always order a toned-down version later.
    • Not every chardonnay fan will find this larger-than-life white to their taste, although the toned-down 2002 is less assertive than recent vintages.
    • Of his first four excellent novels, two were made into horror films; the wonderfully unsettling The Other, and a toned-down TV version of Harvest Home.
    • Some fashion experts are predicting a more toned-down Grammys.
    • Robert Englund plays The Phantom as a toned-down version of Freddy Krueger.
    Synonyms
    restrained, modest, understated, muted, subtle, quiet, low-profile, inconspicuous, unostentatious, unobtrusive, discreet, circumspect, played-down, self-effacing, relaxed, downbeat, easy-going, modulated, softened
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