| 单词 | tone down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tone down b. to tone down, to lower the tone, quality, or character of; to soften, make less emphatic. to tone up, to raise or improve the tone of, to give a higher or stronger tone to. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (transitive)] beetc975 betterOE goodOE sharpa1100 amendc1300 enhance1526 meliorate1542 embetter1568 endeara1586 enrich1598 meliorize1598 mend1603 sweeten1607 improve1617 to work up1641 ameliorate1653 solace1667 fine1683 ragout1749 to make something of1778 richen1795 transcendentalize1846 to tone up1847 to do something (also things) for (also to)1880 rich1912 to step up1920 uprate1965 up1968 nice1993 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 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (transitive)] akeleOE restOE comfort1303 ease1330 quickc1350 recurea1382 refresha1382 refetec1384 restorec1384 affilea1393 enforcec1400 freshc1405 revigour?a1425 recomfortc1425 recreatec1425 quicken?c1430 revive1442 cheerc1443 refection?c1450 refect1488 unweary1530 freshen1532 corroborate1541 vige?c1550 erect?1555 recollect?1560 repose1562 respite1565 rouse1574 requicken1576 animate1585 enlive1593 revify1598 inanimate1600 insinew1600 to wind up1602 vigorize1603 inspiritc1610 invigour1611 refocillate1611 revigorate1611 renovate1614 spriten1614 repaira1616 activate1624 vigour1636 enliven1644 invigorate1646 rally1650 reinvigorate1652 renerve1652 to freshen up1654 righta1656 re-enlivena1660 recruita1661 enlighten1667 revivify1675 untire1677 reanimate1694 stimulate1759 rebrace1764 refreshen1780 brisken1799 irrigate1823 tonic1825 to fresh up1835 ginger1844 spell1846 recuperate1849 binge1854 tone1859 innerve1880 fiercen1896 to tone up1896 to buck up1909 pep1912 to zip up1927 to perk up1936 to zizz up1944 hep1948 to zing up1948 juice1964 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xx. 197 The Native..handed him..his hat; which..the Major wore with a rakish air on one side of his head, by way of toning down his remarkable visage. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. xxvi. 371 These [ice-ridges]..become more and more toned down by the action of sun and air. 1864 Reader No. 98. 603/1 By toning up public sentiment. 1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 29 Aug. 14/1 These rosy impressions were decidedly toned down on closer inspection. 1896 Chatauqua Mag. Dec. (advt.) Some remedy that will tone-up the nervous system. 1906 F. L. Dodd Munic. Milk 9 A custom has grown up called ‘toning down the milk’, which consists in the addition of skimmed milk to such an extent as just to reduce the percentage of fat to the legal minimum. to tone down c. intransitive for passive. to tone down, to become lowered, weakened, or softened in tone; to tone up, to rise or improve in tone. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > decrease in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (intransitive)] > become toned down to tone down1850 sober1879 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (intransitive)] > improve or grow better betterOE goodOE risec1175 mend1546 meliorize1598 to mend one's hand1611 improve1642 meliorate1655 brighten1659 ameliorate1728 to look up1806 to tone up1881 raise1898 graduate1916 to shape up1938 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. xiii. 219 The ivory and vermilion of the complexion had toned down together into still richer hues. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. ix. 76 Gradually toning down to a motherly strain. 1881 Chicago Times 14 May Trade toned up considerably under the influence of warm weather. 1885 Liverpool Daily Post 11 Apr. 5/2 Public excitement with respect to Russia has considerably toned down. < as lemmas |
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