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BNC: 1813 COCA: 1995
tonenounuk/təʊn/ us/toʊn/

tone noun VOICE EXPRESSION

B2 [ U ] a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts, often towards the person being spoken to（常指对听话人的）语气，腔调，口吻

I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice.我试着用一种同情的语气说话。
Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= angrily), young lady!小姐，别用那种语气跟我说话！
It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her tone.让我生气的不是她所说的话，而是她说话的语气。
tones [ plural ] literary

the quality of someone's voice语气；语调

She recounted the story to me in shocked tones (= in a shocked voice).她用震惊的语气向我叙述了这件事。
I could hear the low tones of my parents talking in the next room. 我听到我父母在隔壁房间低声说话。
For more than half a century, the reassuring tones of BBC newscasters have informed British television viewers about world events.半个多世纪以来，英国广播公司的播音员用沉稳的语调向英国电视观众报道世界大事。

[ U ] specialized phonetics a change in how high or low the voice is that can change the meaning of a word or sentence声调

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She tends to adopt a falsely cheerful tone when she's upset about something.

His gentle introductory tone modulates into a football coach's pre-game pep talk.

It's that patronizing tone of hers that I can't bear.

"We're so pleased to meet you at last, " he said in a respectful tone of voice.

When he spoke his tone was accusatory.

tone noun GENERAL MOOD

C2 [ S ] the general mood or main qualities of something风格；基调，格调；气氛

I didn't like the jokey tone of the article - I thought it was inappropriate.我不喜欢这篇文章的搞笑风格——我觉得这不恰当。
Trust you to lower the tone of the evening by telling disgusting jokes, Mark!马克，你讲粗俗的笑话肯定会把晚会的格调降下去！
Both candidates need to raise the tone of the campaign, as the electorate is tired of negative campaigning.两位候选人都得提高活动格调，因为选民们已经受够了负面的竞选宣传。
He was in a very bad mood when he arrived, and that set the tone for the whole meeting.他到的时候情绪很不好，这就决定了整个会议的气氛。

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I found myself irritated by the adulatory tone of her biography.

Dale lowered the tone of the evening by telling a dirty joke.

The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic.

The tone of the letter was placatory.

The tone of his poetry is restrained and unemotional.

tone noun COLOUR

[ C ] a form or degree of a colour色调

warm tones of brown and yellow棕色和黄色这种暖色调

tone noun TIGHTNESS

[ U ] the healthy tightness of the body, especially the muscles（尤指肌肉的）坚实，结实

After you've had a baby you lose the muscle tone in your stomach.你生完孩子后，腹部的肌肉就失去了弹性。

tone noun DIFFERENCE IN SOUND

[ C ] mainly UK US usually whole step the largest difference in pitch between two notes that are next to each other in the western musical scale全音（指西洋音阶中相邻两音符之间最大的音差）

The interval from G to A is a whole tone.从 G 到 A 的音程是一个全音。
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tone noun MUSICAL QUALITY

[ C or U ] the quality of sound of a musical instrument or singing voice音色；音质

the beautiful rich tones of his tenor voice他那美妙浑厚的男高音

tone noun PHONE NOISE

B2 [ C ] one of the continuous sounds that you hear on a phone that tell you if the other phone is ringing, if it is busy, etc.电话音

I've called him several times but I keep getting the engaged tone.我已经给他打了几次电话，但每次听到的都是忙音。
Please wait until you hear the dialling tone (= the sound that a phone makes when it is ready to be used).请等到您听到拨号音。
toneverb [ T ]uk/təʊn/ us/toʊn/ also tone up

If you tone a part of the body, you make it firmer and stronger, usually by doing physical exercise.（通常通过锻炼）使（身体部位）更强健

This is a good exercise for toning up the thighs.这种锻炼对增强大腿肌肉有好处。

Phrasal verb(s)

tone sth down
tone in
BNC: 1813 COCA: 1995
tone

noun¹

 1quality of a sound, esp. of the human voice（尤指人的）音質ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONE | TONE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤deep, low深沉的／低沉的音調▸➤hushed, quiet, subdued壓低的聲音；輕聲◇Why is everyone speaking in hushed tones?為什麼大家都壓低聲音說話？➤breathy, gravelly, husky帶有喘息聲的／低沉而沙啞的／沙啞的聲調▸➤clear, ringing清晰的／銀鈴般的聲音▸➤sharp, shrill, stentorian, strident尖銳的／尖厲的／洪亮的／刺耳的聲調▸➤dry, even, flat, level, measured, neutral乾巴巴的／平穩的／平板的／平靜的／有分寸的／不帶感情的語調◇The question was posed in a flat tone.這個問題是用平淡的語調提出的。➤normal, reasonable正常的／適當的語調▸➤brisk, businesslike, matter-of-fact乾脆的／公事公辦的／不帶感情的語氣◇She answered him in a brisk, matter-of-fact tone.她以乾脆而不帶感情的語氣回答了他。➤commanding, defiant, firm威嚴的／反抗的／堅定的語氣▸➤formal正式的語氣▸➤serious, solemn嚴肅的／鄭重的語氣▸➤dramatic, urgent誇張的／急切的語氣▸➤casual隨意的語氣；漫不經心的語調▸➤bright, conversational歡快的語氣；談話式的口吻▸➤calm, friendly, gentle, mild, pleasant, soft, soothing, sympathetic, warm平靜的／友好的／溫柔的／溫和的／宜人的／柔和的／舒緩的／富有同情心的／熱情的語氣◇Her tone was mild, almost conversational.她語氣溫和，幾乎就像平常談話一般。➤sweet甜美的音色◇the sweet tone of the flute長笛甜美的音色➤dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous (formal, all often ironic) 悅耳的／甜膩的／甜美的語調◇the dulcet tones of the sergeant警長美妙的聲調➤clipped, cold, cool, curt, hard, harsh, icy爆豆似的語調；冷漠的語氣；冷淡的口氣；簡慢的語氣；生硬的語氣；刺耳的腔調；冰冷的口吻◇In cool, clipped tones, he told her what had happened.他以冷淡、爆豆似的語氣告訴她發生的一切。➤aggressive, biting, bitter, condescending, contemptuous, disapproving, dismissive, ironic, mocking, patronizing, playful, sarcastic, sardonic, scathing, teasing咄咄逼人的／尖刻的／尖酸惡毒的／居高臨下的／鄙夷的／不以為然的／不屑的／諷刺的／嘲弄的／屈尊俯就的／開玩笑的／挖苦的／嘲笑的／嚴厲的／戲弄的語氣◇His tone was faintly mocking.他的語氣裏帶有一絲嘲弄。➤threatening威脅的語氣▸➤angry, annoyed, exasperated憤怒的／惱火的／怒不可遏的語氣▸➤aggrieved, shocked, worried憤憤不平的／驚愕的／憂慮的口氣▸➤bantering, conciliatory, conspiratorial, reverential詼諧的／撫慰的／心照不宣的／必恭必敬的語氣VERB + TONE➤adopt, speak in, strike, take, use採用⋯口吻說話◇When she heard my accent, she adopted a warmer tone.她聽出了我的口音，說話便熱情起來。◇The President struck a defiant tone.總統的語氣中有挑戰的意味。◇Don't you take that tone with me.不要用那種語氣和我說話。➤soften緩和語氣▸➤change改變語氣▸➤hear, notice聽到／注意到語氣▸➤interpret理解語氣◇Her tone was hard to interpret.她的語氣很難理解。➤not like不喜歡⋯的語氣◇Excuse me, I don't like your tone.對不起，我不喜歡你說話的口氣。TONE + VERB➤change語氣改變◇His tone changed dramatically when he saw the money.他一看到錢，說話腔調頓時大變。➤soften語氣緩和▸➤convey sth, imply sth, indicate sth, suggest sth語氣表明⋯；語氣暗示⋯▸➤sound sth語氣聽起來⋯◇Her tone sounded sincere but I knew she was lying.她的語氣聽起來很真誠，但我知道她在撒謊。➤betray sb/sth, give away sb/sth語氣暴露⋯◇Her tone betrayed her impatience.她的語氣暴露了她的不耐煩。PREPOSITION➤in a/the tone以⋯的口吻◇'You ought to have thought of them,' she said in a reproachful tone.“你應當想到他們的。”她用責備的口氣說道。➤in tones of以⋯的口氣◇'I don't believe it!' cried Henry in tones of utter amazement.“我不相信！”亨利萬分驚詫地叫道。PHRASES➤a tone of voice腔調◇I didn't like his tone of voice; I felt he was being condescending.我不喜歡他的腔調；我覺得他盛氣凌人。
tone

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 2general quality/style of sb/sth總體性質或風格ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤dominant, general, overall, prevailing基調；總體的調子；盛行的調子◇The general tone of the report was positive.這份報告總的調子是積極的。➤moral, political道德／政治調子◇The newspaper sets a high moral tone in its editorial about politicians' private lives.這家報紙在其評論政治人物私生活的社論中設定了一種很高的道德調子。➤negative否定的調子▸➤comic, humorous滑稽的／幽默的風格▸➤serious嚴肅的調子VERB + TONE➤establish, set定下基調◇Her enthusiastic speech set the tone for the day's conference.她熱情洋溢的演講為當天的會議定下了基調。➤have有基調◇The movie has a jokey tone throughout.這部電影貫穿着一種搞笑的基調。➤maintain保持調子➤lighten使基調變得輕鬆◇He uses humour / humor to lighten the tone of the novel.他用幽默使小說的基調變得輕鬆。➤match⋯與基調相配◇The music perfectly matches the tone of the movie.音樂和這部電影的基調非常相配。PREPOSITION➤in tone在基調上◇His letter was very negative in tone.他信中的調子很消極。PHRASES➤a change in tone, a change of tone基調的改變◇There is a marked change of tone in the second half of the book.這本書後一半的基調有明顯的變化。
tone

noun³

 3shade of a colour色彩的濃淡ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONE ADJECTIVE➤light, muted, neutral, pale, pastel, soft淺淺的／暗淡的／中性的／淡淡的／淡雅的／柔和的色調◇muted tones of brown and green由棕色和綠色構成的暗色調➤dark, deep深色調▸➤rich, warm濃豔的色調；暖色調▸➤earthy, flesh, grey/gray, natural泥土／肉色／灰色／自然色調▸➤colour/color色調▸➤skin皮膚的色調◇What is your natural skin tone?你的皮膚的天然色調是什麼？VERB + TONE➤match匹配色調◇You should use a foundation that matches your skin tone.你應該使用與你的膚色相配的粉底霜。
tone

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 4on the telephone電話ADJECTIVE | VERB + TONE | TONE + VERB ADJECTIVE➤dial, dialling (BrE) 撥號音▸➤engaged (BrE) (busy signal in NAmE) 忙音➤ring (usually ringtone) 鈴聲VERB + TONE➤get聽到⋯音◇I keep getting the engaged tone.我老是聽到忙音。TONE + VERB➤sound電話音響起◇The dial tone sounded.撥號音響了。
BNC: 1813 COCA: 1995
tone noun
⇨ atmosphere (the tone of the book) ⇨ note (the rich tone of the trumpet) ⇨ voice (sb's tone of voice)
BNC: 1813 COCA: 1995
tone
Tone or quality of voice: break, cadence, croak...
Features and qualities: feature, quality, factor...
Writing or speech style: academic writing, delivery, diction...
Musical sounds: chord, crescendo, discord...
Signals and equipment used for warning people: alarm, alarm bell, the all clear...
General words for colour and relating to colour: chromatic, col, coloring...
Notes in the musical scale: A, b, bass...
General words for health: health, condition, fitness...
Terms in phonetics: affricate, alveolar, articulator...
To get better after an illness: recovery, survive, recover...
To be or look attractive: tone, suit, shine...

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