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tone
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- Conjugation :
past
toned
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ing
toning
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Derivatives :
n
tonelessness
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n
toner
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adj
toneless
;
adv
tonelessly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- tone
[təun]
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1.
noun
[c]
[of sound]
音质
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2.
noun
[c]
[of voice]
腔调
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3.
noun
[of speech]
[ article etc]
基调
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4.
noun
[c/u]
[of colour]
色调
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5.
noun
[s]
[电信]
声音
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6.
vt.
[+muscles]
(also： tone up) 增强
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- tone
[təʊn]
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1.
n.[c]
腔调，语调，语气
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He began in a conversational tone.
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他以对话的语气开始了。
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2.
n.[c]
[Linguistics]
音调，声调
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The beijing dialect uses four tones.
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北京方言有四种声调。
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3.
n.[c]
[Music]
音色，音质
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The muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet.
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那口破钟响起的低沉声音召唤他们去开会。
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4.
n.[u]
情调，氛围，基调
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A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting.
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牧师改善了会场的气氛。
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5.
n.[c]
色调，色度
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6.
n.[c]
[Music]
音符，乐音
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7.
n.[c]
[Music]
基音
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They tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies.
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他们用各种频率的纯音来测试他的听力。
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8.
n.[u]
[Physiology]
弹性，张力
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9.
n.[c]
[Music]
全音，一度
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10.
n.[u]
风格
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The general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw.
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报纸上文章的基调是政府应当撤军。
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From the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome.
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从她的举止态度看，我推断我已经因为久留而有些不受欢迎了。
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11.
n.[u]
[Physiology]
身强体壮，健康状态
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12.
vt.
吟唱，吟诵
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13.
vt.
使变音，使变调
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14.
vt.
调色，改变……的颜色
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15.
vt.
[Photography]
使变为彩色图像
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16.
vt.
锻炼，使强壮
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Let's tone our muscles.
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让我们活动一下肌肉。
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17.
vi.
带有某种特别的腔调
Collins English-English Dictionary
- tone
[təυn]
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1.
n
Gregorian tone any of several plainsong melodies or other chants used in the singing of psalms
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2.
n
sound with reference to quality, pitch, or volume
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3.
n
short for tone colour
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4.
n
another word for note
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5.
n
[US and Canadian]
(in acoustic analysis) a sound resulting from periodic or regular vibrations, composed either of a simple sinusoidal waveform (pure tone) or of several such waveforms superimposed upon one main one (compound tone)
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6.
n
an interval of a major second; whole tone
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7.
n
[linguistics]
any of the pitch levels or pitch contours at which a syllable may be pronounced, such as high tone, falling tone, etc
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8.
n
the quality or character of a sound
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a nervous tone of voice
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9.
n
general aspect, quality, or style
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I didn't like the tone of his speech
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10.
n
high quality or style
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to lower the tone of a place
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11.
n
the quality of a given colour, as modified by mixture with white or black; shade; tint
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a tone of red
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12.
n
[physiol]
the normal tension of a muscle at rest
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13.
n
the natural firmness of the tissues and normal functioning of bodily organs in health
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14.
n
the overall effect of the colour values and gradations of light and dark in a picture
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15.
n
[photog]
a colour or shade of colour, including black or grey, of a particular area on a negative or positive that can be distinguished from surrounding lighter or darker areas
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16.
vi.
[intr; often foll by with]
to be of a matching or similar tone (to)
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the curtains tone with the carpet
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17.
vt.
[tr]
to give a tone to or correct the tone of
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18.
vt.
[tr]
[photog]
to soften or change the colour of the tones of (a photographic image) by chemical means
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19.
vt.
[tr]
to give greater firmness or strength to (the body or a part of the body)
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20.
vt.
an archaic word for intone
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21.
vt.
See also tone down tone up
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22.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin tonus, from Greek tonos tension, tone, from teinein to stretch
Examples
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a belligerent gesture or tone
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摆出交战或争吵的架势或腔调
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a decisive tone of voice
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果断的语气
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a tone of contempt
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轻蔑的腔调
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rubber that has lost its tone
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失去弹性的橡皮
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paintings that lent the room tone
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使房间变得雅致的油画
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