英语词汇tone的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

tone /təʊn $ toʊn/ noun 1. the way you say something or write a message, which shows how you are feeling or what you meanadjectivesa friendly/gentle tone His voice had a friendly tone.an aggressive/angry tone There is no need for such an aggressive tone.hushed tones also low/quiet tones (=speaking very quietly) They sat at the far end of the carriage, talking in hushed tones.a matter-of-fact tone (=showing no emotion when what you are saying is exciting, frightening, upsetting etc) His tone was matter-of-fact, but she noticed he was shaking.a measured tone (=very carefully controlled) He spoke slowly, in a calm and measured tone.a conciliatory tone (=showing that you do not want to upset someone or have an argument with them) In her second email she used a more conciliatory tone.sb’s dulcet tones (=a very sweet and gentle voice – often used humorously to mean the opposite) I could hear Fred’s dulcet tones bellowing at me to hurry up.prepositionsin a ... tone She answered in rather an aggressive tone.phrasesa tone of voice Try talking to the child in a firm tone of voice.2. the general feeling or attitude expressed in something, e.g. a film or a piece of writingadjectivesthe general/overall tone How would you describe the overall tone of these paintings?a positive/negative tone The audience responded well to the positive tone of her speech.a serious tone The slow sad music matches the serious tone of the film.a light/light-hearted tone (=not serious) Was such a light-hearted tone appropriate for this sad topic?verbsset/establish the tone Opening remarks are important because they set the tone of the speech.give sth a ... tone The music gives the film a lovely light tone.have a tone The occasion had a very solemn tone.maintain a tone The writer maintains this humorous tone throughout the piece.change the tone The murder at the end of Act One changes the tone of the play completely.lighten the tone (=make it less serious) We needed a few jokes to lighten the tone of the evening.lower the tone (=make something less pleasant, less impressive, or less socially acceptable) He arrived drunk and immediately lowered the tone of the evening.prepositionsthe tone of sth The tone of these later poems is quite different.in tone I was hoping for a programme that was far more serious in tone.phrasesa change/shift of tone With the leadership change, we noticed an interesting change of tone in party policy.

词组	tone
释义	tone /təʊn $ toʊn/ noun 1. the way you say something or write a message, which shows how you are feeling or what you meanadjectivesa friendly/gentle tone His voice had a friendly tone.an aggressive/angry tone There is no need for such an aggressive tone.hushed tones also low/quiet tones (=speaking very quietly) They sat at the far end of the carriage, talking in hushed tones.a matter-of-fact tone (=showing no emotion when what you are saying is exciting, frightening, upsetting etc) His tone was matter-of-fact, but she noticed he was shaking.a measured tone (=very carefully controlled) He spoke slowly, in a calm and measured tone.a conciliatory tone (=showing that you do not want to upset someone or have an argument with them) In her second email she used a more conciliatory tone.sb’s dulcet tones (=a very sweet and gentle voice – often used humorously to mean the opposite) I could hear Fred’s dulcet tones bellowing at me to hurry up.prepositionsin a ... tone She answered in rather an aggressive tone.phrasesa tone of voice Try talking to the child in a firm tone of voice.2. the general feeling or attitude expressed in something, e.g. a film or a piece of writingadjectivesthe general/overall tone How would you describe the overall tone of these paintings?a positive/negative tone The audience responded well to the positive tone of her speech.a serious tone The slow sad music matches the serious tone of the film.a light/light-hearted tone (=not serious) Was such a light-hearted tone appropriate for this sad topic?verbsset/establish the tone Opening remarks are important because they set the tone of the speech.give sth a ... tone The music gives the film a lovely light tone.have a tone The occasion had a very solemn tone.maintain a tone The writer maintains this humorous tone throughout the piece.change the tone The murder at the end of Act One changes the tone of the play completely.lighten the tone (=make it less serious) We needed a few jokes to lighten the tone of the evening.lower the tone (=make something less pleasant, less impressive, or less socially acceptable) He arrived drunk and immediately lowered the tone of the evening.prepositionsthe tone of sth The tone of these later poems is quite different.in tone I was hoping for a programme that was far more serious in tone.phrasesa change/shift of tone With the leadership change, we noticed an interesting change of tone in party policy.
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