英语词汇“tone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

tone

释义

noun | verb

tonetone1 /toʊn/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun

ETYMOLOGYtone¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Latin tonus tension, tone, from Greek tonos

COLLOCATIONS► tone of voice

I don’t like your tone of voice.

► in ... tones

She spoke in calm tones.

► in tone

The speech was formal in tone.

► set the tone

Jordan’s 25 points in the first quarter set the tone (=established the general attitude or feeling) for the game.

► skin tone

an even skin tone

► muscle tone

Swimming improves your muscle tone.

1VOICE [countable [plural] the way your voice sounds that shows how you are feeling, or what you mean: His tone was hesitant. I don’t like your tone of voice. She spoke in calm tones.2FEELING [singular, uncountable] the general feeling or attitude expressed in a piece of writing, an activity, etc.: The meeting had a positive tone.tone of the urgent tone of the memo The speech was formal in tone. Jordan’s 25 points in the first quarter set the tone (=established the general attitude or feeling) for the game.3SOUND [countable, uncountable] eng. lang. arts the quality of a sound, especially the sound of a musical instrument or someone’s voice: Tony’s guitar has a nice tone. → see also -toned4COLOR [countable] one of the many types of a particular color, each slightly darker, lighter, brighter, etc. than the next SYN shade: Perhaps a darker tone would be better.tone of different tones of green an even skin tone → see also two-tone5ELECTRONIC SOUND [countable] a sound made by electronic equipment, such as a telephone: Please leave a message after the tone. → see also dial tone6BODY [uncountable] how firm and strong your muscles, skin, etc. are: Swimming improves your muscle tone.7VOICE LEVEL [countable] technical the pitch of someone’s voice as he or she speaks8MUSIC [countable] eng. lang. arts the difference in pitch between two musical notes that are separated by one key on the piano SYN step9raise/lower the tone (of something) to make a place or event more or less socially acceptable, attractive, etc.: The ugly new buildings lower the whole tone of the neighborhood.[Origin: 1200–1300 Latin tonus tension, tone, from Greek tonos]

noun | verb

tonetone2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

tone

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	tone
	he, she, it	tones
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	toned
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have toned
	he, she, it	has toned
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had toned
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will tone
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have toned

Continuous Form
Present	I	am toning
	he, she, it	is toning
	you, we, they	are toning
Past	I, he, she, it	was toning
	you, we, they	were toning
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been toning
	he, she, it	has been toning
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been toning
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be toning
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been toning

to improve the strength and firmness of your skin, muscles, etc.: It cleanses and tones your skin.tone something ↔ down phrasal verb1to reduce the effect of something such as a speech or piece of writing so that people will not be offended: She’s toned her criticism down a little.2to make a color less brighttone up phrasal verb tone (something ↔) up to improve the strength and firmness of your muscles, your body, or part of your body: Aerobics really tones up your muscles.

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