When Ken Hom wrote his first book for the BBC he was asked to tone down the spices and garlic in his recipes.谭荣辉为英国广播公司写第一本烹饪书时, 他被要求减少菜谱里香料和大蒜的使用。

The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.那位性子暴烈的右翼领导人在会后把他的激进声明说得和软了些。

The forecasts have since had to be toned down, as the economy has exhibited unmistakable signs of slowing.经济已经明显现出增长放缓的迹象, 对经济的预测也不得不降低了调子。

We have had to ask the agency and their client to tone their ads down.我们不得不要求广告公司及其客户不要在广告里夸大其词。