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tone GENERAL MOODHtEJn, $toJnn [U]the general mood or main qualities of something, esp. a speech or piece of writing风格; 特点I didn't like the jokey tone of the article -- I thought it inappropriate.我不喜欢这篇文章开玩笑的风格----我觉得这不恰当。Underneath the humour, there is a very moral tone to this book.在幽默的背后，这本书有很大的道德教益。The same elegiac and lonely tone continues to haunt the later poems.在以后的诗里还继续保留着同样的挽歌和孤独的基调。The tone of the party was surprisingly restrained, considering it was supposed to be a celebration.这该是一场庆祝会，但会上的气氛令人吃惊地拘束。He was in a very bad mood when he arrived, and that set the tone for the whole meeting (= that established what the whole meeting would be like).他到的时候情绪很坏，这就决定了整个会议的气氛。
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