| 单词 | to key down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto key down to key down transitive. To lower in level, pitch, or intensity; to tone down. Cf. to key up at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > tone down temperc1000 modifyc1385 softenc1410 tame?a1500 qualify1536 temperatea1540 extenuate1561 supple1609 dilute1665 palliate1665 weaken1683 subdue1723 lower1780 modulate1783 to shade away1817 to water down1832 to water down1836 sober1838 veil1843 to tone down1847 to break down1859 soothe1860 tone1884 to key down1891 soft-pedal1912 1891 R. Kipling in Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Jan. 25 If you try to give these people the thing as God gave it keyed down to their comprehension [etc.]. 1921 Everybody's Dec. 77/1 He began speaking in a low tone, merely to test his voice. He keyed it down until it had no stridency. a1930 D. H. Lawrence Phoenix II (1968) 251 Everything that everybody feels is keyed down, and muted, so as not to impinge on anybody else's feelings. 2008 R. Owen & A. Rucker Born Country x. 241 I was taking medication that keyed me down and probably, to some, gave the appearance that I was distant and uninvolved. < as lemmas |
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