| 释义 |
lower the tone lower the toneTo make something less polite, intellectual, or cultured. The fart jokes really lowered the tone of an otherwise smart and engaging film.See also: lower, tonelower the tone If something lowers the tone of a place or event, it makes it seem less respectable. Councillors say plastic-framed windows lower the tone of the neighbourhood. I drank four cans of beer — I pride myself on lowering the tone at parties where everyone else is drinking champagne.See also: lower, tonelower the tone diminish the spirit or moral character of a conversation, place, etc. Tone here is used to mean the general character or attitude of a conversation, place, piece of writing, etc.See also: lower, tonelower the ˈtone (of something) make the general character and attitude of something, such as a place, a piece of writing or the atmosphere of an event, less polite or respectable: Residents were afraid that a fast-food restaurant would lower the tone of the street.See also: lower, tone |