| 释义 |
tone/təʊn/ n. & v.●n. 1 a musical or vocal sound, esp. with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength 音；乐音；口声；(尤指音乐的)音色，音品，音质 2 (often in pl. 常用复数) modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood (表达特定情感或情绪的)语气，口气；腔调；调子 a cheerful tone 欢快的调子; suspicious tones 怀疑的语气 3 a manner of expression in writing (写作的)风格，方式 4 Mus. 【音】a a musical sound, esp. of a definite pitch and character (尤指音质明显的)乐音 b an interval of a major second, e.g. C － D 全音，全音程(如 C 至 D) 5a the general effect of colour or of light and shade in a picture (画的)色调；明暗 b the tint or shade of a colour (颜色的)底色，阴影 6a the prevailing character of the morals and sentiments etc. in a group (群体中的)道德风气；精神面貌；心境 b an attitude or sentiment expressed esp. in a letter etc. (尤指书信等中所表达的)态度；格调；情绪 7 the proper firmness or functioning of bodily organs or tissues (身体器官或肌体组织的)正常健康状况 8 a state of good or specified health or quality 健康活力；强健 9 Phonet. 【语音】a an accent on one syllable of a word (单词中的)重音 b a way of pronouncing a word or syllable with a specific intonation to distinguish it from others of a similar sound 声调；语调(某一单词或音节发音时的特定音调，用以区别其他的类似音) Mandarin Chinese has four tones 标准汉语有 4 种声调 ●v. 1 tr. give the desired tone to 给…定调子 2 tr. modify the tone of 给…调音，定音调 3 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 to) attune 使合拍，使协调 4 intr. (foll. by 后跟 with) be in harmony (esp. of colour) (尤指颜色)与…和谐，相配 does not tone with the wallpaper 与墙纸颜色不配 5 tr. Photog. give (a monochrome picture) an altered colour in finishing by means of a chemical solution 【摄】(通过化学溶液)改变(照片的)颜色 6 intr. undergo a change in colour by toning 使改色；使改调 □ tone down 1 make or become softer in tone of sound or colour 使(声音)变缓和；使(色彩)变柔和 2 make (a statement etc.) less harsh or emphatic 使(说话等)降低调子 □ tone up 1 make or become stronger in tone of sound or colour 使(声音)变大声有力；使(色彩)变强烈 2 make (a statement etc.) more emphatic 使(话语等)语气加强 □ toneless adj.□ tonelessly adv.□ toner n.[Middle English via Old French ton or Latin tonus from Greek tonos ‘tension, tone’, from teinō ‘stretch’] |