tone

英 [təʊn] 美 [toʊn]

• n. 语气；音调；调子；色调；风气
• v. 使更健壮；定调；调色；装腔作势地说

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]腔调,语气

   manner of expression in speaking

2. [C]音,音调

   the quality or character of the sound produced by a particular instrument or singing voice

3. [S][U]风格,气度

   the general quality or nature of sth; character

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 语调，语气
2. 气氛，风气
3. 音色，音调
4. 色调， 色泽
5. 风格
6. 情调
7. 明暗
8. 【音】全音，全音程
9. 光度
10. 正常状态
11. 调音
12. 调整色调
13. 腔调，声调

v. 动词

1. 使变调子
2. 装腔作势地说，抑扬顿挫地说
3. 用某种调子说，用一种声调说，以特殊腔调说
4. 呈现（悦目）色调
5. （颜色）调和，柔和色调
6. 配合
7. 具有某种色调，带有某种腔调
8. 加上调子，调整调子
9. 【摄】调色，给…上色
10. 使有...的风格
11. 给…定调子，给（乐器）定音调， 给（画）定色调
12. 增强，提高
13. 使缓和，使温和，使（颜色）柔和
14. 使更健壮，使更结实，使更有力
15. 与…协调，与…相配

英英释义

Noun:

1. the quality of a person's voice;

   "he began in a conversational tone"
   "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"
   

2. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages;

   "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
   

3. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound);

   "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"
   "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
   

4. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;

   "the feel of the city excited him"
   "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
   "it had the smell of treason"
   

5. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color;

   "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
   

6. a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound;

   "the singer held the note too long"
   

7. a steady sound without overtones;

   "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
   

8. the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli;

   "the doctor tested my tonicity"
   

9. a musical interval of two semitones

10. the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author;

    "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"
    "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"
    

Verb:

1. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;

   "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
   

2. vary the pitch of one's speech

3. change the color or tone of;

   "tone a negative"
   

4. change to a color image;

   "tone a photographic image"
   

5. give a healthy elasticity to;

   "Let's tone our muscles"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He often speaks in an arrogant tone.
   他经常以一种傲慢的口气说话。
2. I dislike his airy tone of voice.
   我讨厌他那做作的声调。
3. That violin has a beautiful tone.
   那支小提琴的音色很美。
4. The tone of the meeting was pleasant and innocuous.
   会见的调子是令人愉快和坦率的。
5. The green wallpaper had a particularly somber tone.
   绿色的糊墙纸有一种特别的深沉的色调
6. The tone of the school is excellent.
   这所学校校风极好。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Swimming is the best way to tone up your body .
   游泳是强身健体的最佳途径。
2. Tone that radio down,please.
   请把那台收音机的音量调低些。
3. She was trying to tone down the colors of the picture.
   她正设法使画面的色调柔和一些。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. His tone is rather unfriendly.
   他的口气很不友善。
2. I don't like your tone of voice.
   我不喜欢你说话的腔调。
3. The sentence should be read in a rising tone.
   这句话该读升调。
4. This violin has a very good tone.
   这把小提琴的音色很好。
5. He sings in a loud tone.
   他用高音调唱歌。
6. Her friendly opening speech set the tone for the whole conference.
   她友好的开幕词确定了整个会议的基调。
7. The lady has real tone.
   这位女士气度非凡。
8. These dreadful people bring down the tone of the neighborhood.
   这些讨厌的人败坏了这一地带的风气。

经典引文

• Instruments and voices are distinguished by..their individual tones.

  出自： A. Bain

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

with a tone

装腔作势be affected or pretentious; strike a pose; put on airs

词汇搭配

• tone up 使更强壮
• tone down （使）柔和
• dial tone 拨号音
• tone arm (电唱机的)拾音臂...
• tone poem 音诗
• tone row 【音】音阶体系...
• tone language 声调语言
• tone frequency 音频
• tone burst 猝发音,猝发声列,声...
• simple tone 纯音,单音
• ringing tone (BrE
• half tone 照相铜板(半音度)...
• continuous tone 连续调次
• tone quality 音质,音品
• tone control 音调控制
• partial tone 谐音
• reference tone 基准音调
• pure tone 纯音
• side tone 侧音
• tone in with 与 ... 协调

词语用法

1. 表示方式in+形容词+tone(s)表示“以什么样的语气，口吻”，其单复数常可混用，表达相同意思。

   He spoke in an angry tone.
   他用很生气的口吻讲话。

2. 在特定的几种表达方式中，tone不可用tones来随意替换，如in a tone of apology和in a tone of command等。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

下面两个句子的意思相同:

• He spoke in an angry tone.
• He spoke in angry tones.
• 他以愤怒的语气说话。

词源解说

• ☆ 1340年进入英语，直接源自古法语的ton；最初源自古典拉丁语的tonus，意为声音，口音。

近反义词

【近义词】

• sound 声音
• quality 品质
• tint 色彩
• pitch 球场
• shade 阴影
• character 个性
• color 颜色
• hue 色调
• timbre 音色
• feel 感觉
• manner 举止
• attitude 态度
• atmosphere 大气
• vigor 活力
• ambience 气氛
• ambiance 环境
• shape 形状
• note 笔记
• colour 颜色
• condition 条件
• spirit 精神
• key 键
• stain 污点
• mood 心情
• nature 自然界
• intonation 语调
• complexion 肤色
• style 文体
• tinge 淡色
• odor 气味
• bouquet 花束
• music 音乐
• vein 静脉
• kidney 肾
• accent 重音
• fitness 健康
• expression 表情
• tone up 使更强壮
• step 步骤
• tonus 肌肉的强直性...
• intone 吟咏
• flavor 风味
• inflect 弯曲
• flavour 味道
• whole step 全音程
• musical note [音]乐符
• tincture 气息
• look 看
• tonicity 音调
• tone of voice 嗓音
• feeling 感觉
• modulate 调整
• smell 气味
• strengthen 加强
• whole tone 全音
• chant 圣歌
• pure tone 纯音
• timber 木材