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| 1 | C/U the sound of someone’ s voice that shows what they are feeling 声调；腔调；语气；口气 |
| Meredith trembled at the tenderness in his tone. 听到他语气里流露出的浓浓爱意，梅雷迪思颤抖不已。 |
| a tone of voice ‘Really?’ Simone said in a disbelieving tone of voice. “真的吗？”西蒙尼用怀疑的语气说道。 |
| Don’ t you take that tone of voice with me (=don’ t speak to me so rudely) ! 别用那种口气跟我说话！ |
| | 1a | the type of sound that someone makes with their voice in a particular situation （在特定场合下说话者采用的）腔调，嗓门 | | They were sitting close together, talking in hushed tones. 他们坐得很近，压低嗓门在谈话。 | |
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| 2 | singular/U the general character of a place or event （场所或事件的）气氛；（场所或事件的）氛围；格调 |
| The positive tone of the evening had changed completely. 晚上的良好气氛已彻底改变了。 |
| set the tone (for sth) The opening remarks set the tone for the rest of the interview. 开场白给后面的采访定下了基调。 |
| raise/lower the tone (of sth) Trust you to lower the tone of the whole conversation! 你肯定会让整个谈话煞风景的！ |
| | 2a | the general attitude shown by a piece of writing （作品的）风格，笔调 | | Much of his writing has a rather strident tone to it. 他的很多作品笔调相当尖刻。 | | in tone Their next letter was more optimistic in tone. 他们的下一封来信笔调乐观了些。 | |
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| 3 | C/U the quality of the sound made by a musical instrument , voice , or piece of electronic equipment 音质；音色 |
| a flute with a clear bright tone 音质清晰嘹亮的长笛 |
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| 4 | C a sound made by a piece of equipment as a signal or warning （设备发出的）信号声，警告声 |
| I picked up the phone and just got a beeping tone. 我拿起电话，听到的只是“嘟嘟”声。 |
| The answering machine said to leave a message after the tone. 电话答录机提示说在听到信号后留言。 |
| the engaged tone (=the sound you hear when the number you want to telephone is being used) I keep getting the engaged tone. 电话占线声；电话忙音 |
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| 5 | C a colour , or a particular shade (= type) of a colour 颜色；色调 |
| a tweed coat in subtle tones of purple and green 淡紫色和淡绿色相间的粗花呢外套 |
| her olive skin tone 她橄榄色的肤色 |
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| 6 | C an amount equal to two semitones by which a musical note is higher or lower than another note 全音程；音程；音级 |
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| 7 | U the firmness or healthy quality of your body , muscles, or skin 健康状况；强健状况 |
| muscle/skin tone The patient’ s general muscle tone is good. 病人总的肌肉强健状况良好。 |
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| 8 | C/U linguistics the degree to which the sound of a word or part of a word is high or low 声调；语调 |
| You use a rising tone in English to indicate a question. 在英语中用升调来表示疑问。 |
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