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| 1 | tone T to make your body , muscles, or skin more firm and healthy 使…更健康；使…更强健 | She quickly and efficiently cleansed, toned, and moisturized her face. 她快速有效地完成了面部洁肤、紧肤和润肤的过程。 | | I’ m taking an aerobics class to help tone my muscles. 我在上有氧健身课来加强肌肉锻炼。 | |
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| 2 | tone I +with: BRITISH if something tones with something else they look good together because their colours are similar （由于颜色相近而）相配，协调 | The flowers toned perfectly with the Mexican rug. 这些花和墨西哥地毯非常相配。 | |
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| - | ˌtone ˈdown |
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| 1 | to make something less severe , shocking , or offensive 降低…的严重性（或冒犯性）；缓和 | MPs have been ordered to tone down their criticisms of government policy in the run-up to the election. 下院议员已被勒令在竞选阶段对政府政策提出批评时调子要缓和一些。 | |
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| 2 | to make a colour less strong or bright 使（颜色）柔和；调和（颜色） |
| - | ˌtone ˈin |
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| | tone2 2 | +with The curtains tone in nicely with the wallpaper. 窗帘和墙纸相配很协调。 | |
| - | ˌtone ˈup |
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| | tone2 1 | He’ d lost some weight and toned his muscles up. 他瘦了些，而肌肉则更强健了。 | |
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