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

tonenoun

uk/təʊn/us/toʊn/

tone noun (VOICE EXPRESSION)

B2 [ U ] a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts, often towards the person being spoken to:

I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice.

Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= angrily), young lady!

It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her tone.

tones [ plural ] literary

the quality of someone's voice:

She recounted the story to me in shocked tones (= in a shocked voice).

I could hear the low tones of my parents talking in the next room.

For more than half a century, the reassuring tones of BBC newscasters have informed British television viewers about world events.

[ U ] specialized phonetics a change in how high or low the voice is that can change the meaning of a word or sentence

More examples

She tends to adopt a falsely cheerful tone when she's upset about something.
His gentle introductory tone modulates into a football coach's pre-game pep talk.
It's that patronizing tone of hers that I can't bear.
"We're so pleased to meet you at last, " he said in a respectful tone of voice.
When he spoke his tone was accusatory.

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Ways of speaking

accent
accentuate
aitch
asperity
BBC English
breathe
cut glass
get your tongue around/round sth idiom
intone
lenis
modulate
monotone
plummy
pragmatics
singsong
soft-spoken
sotto voce
speech therapy
spoken
trip off the tongue idiom

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Describing qualities of the human voice

tone noun (GENERAL MOOD)

C2 [ S ] the general mood or main qualities of something:

I didn't like the jokey tone of the article - I thought it was inappropriate.

Trust you to lower the tone of the evening by telling disgusting jokes, Mark!

Both candidates need to raise the tone of the campaign, as the electorate is tired of negative campaigning.

He was in a very bad mood when he arrived, and that set the tone for the whole meeting.

More examples

I found myself irritated by the adulatory tone of her biography.
Dale lowered the tone of the evening by telling a dirty joke.
The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic.
The tone of the letter was placatory.
The tone of his poetry is restrained and unemotional.

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Moods

-humoured
be in one of your moods idiom
black mood
eat
frame
have a strop on idiom
humour
mind
sb's state/frame of mind idiom
snit
spirit
strop
suck
sulky
temper
temperament
temperature
up and down idiom
what's eating sb? idiom
yourself

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tone noun (COLOUR)

[ C ] a form or degree of a colour:

warm tones of brown and yellow

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Colour - general words

chromatic
color wheel
colored
colour
colour wheel
coloured
coloured
discolour
high-visibility
hue
pigment
pigmentation
run
shade
spectral
spectrum
stain
tie-dye
tinge
tone in

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tone noun (TIGHTNESS)

[ U ] the healthy tightness of the body, especially the muscles:

After you've had a baby you lose the muscle tone in your stomach.

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Animal physiology: fit & healthy

agile
amazon
an apple a day keeps the doctor away idiom
apple
athleticism
be (as) fit as a fiddle idiom
be (as) right as rain idiom
beach-ready
bouncing
clean
fighting fit
foot
healthy
iron man
limber
lithe
muscle-bound
pink
sturdy
virility

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tone noun (DIFFERENCE IN SOUND)

[ C ] mainly UK US usually whole step the largest difference in pitch between two notes that are next to each other in the western musical scale:

The interval from G to A is a whole tone.

Compare

semitone

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Technical music terms

accidental
adagio
andante
antiphonal
arpeggio
arr
arrange
cadence
harmonic
harmony
key signature
legato
mike check
motif
timbre
tremolo
tuning
twelve-tone
twelve-tone scale
unison

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tone noun (MUSICAL QUALITY)

[ C or U ] the quality of sound of a musical instrument or singing voice:

the beautiful rich tones of his tenor voice

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Technical music terms

accidental
adagio
andante
antiphonal
arpeggio
arr
arrange
cadence
harmonic
harmony
key signature
legato
mike check
motif
timbre
tremolo
tuning
twelve-tone
twelve-tone scale
unison

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Describing qualities of sound

tone noun (PHONE NOISE)

B2 [ C ] one of the continuous sounds that you hear on a phone that tell you if the other phone is ringing, if it is busy, etc.:

I've called him several times but I keep getting the engaged tone.

Please wait until you hear the dialling tone (= the sound that a phone makes when it is ready to be used).

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Communications - by telephone

aeroplane mode
airplane mode
alarm call
bell
break
break up
call sb up
cold-calling
conference call
connection
cut
give sb a buzz idiom
hash
hold
put sb through
put sth down 1
telecommuting
tinkle
top-up card
transfer

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单词	tone
释义	Contents noun (7) tone (VOICE EXPRESSION) tone (GENERAL MOOD) tone (COLOUR) tone (TIGHTNESS) tone (DIFFERENCE IN SOUND) tone (MUSICAL QUALITY) tone (PHONE NOISE) verb (1) tone (1) Contents noun (6) tone (VOICE EXPRESSION) tone (MOOD) tone (SOUND) tone (MUSICAL QUALITY) tone (FIRM QUALITY) tone (COLOR) Contents noun (2) tone (1) tone (2) English American Business tonenoun uk/təʊn/us/toʊn/ tone noun (VOICE EXPRESSION) B2 [ U ] a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts, often towards the person being spoken to: I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice. Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= angrily), young lady! It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her tone. tones [ plural ] literary the quality of someone's voice: She recounted the story to me in shocked tones (= in a shocked voice). I could hear the low tones of my parents talking in the next room. For more than half a century, the reassuring tones of BBC newscasters have informed British television viewers about world events. [ U ] specialized phonetics a change in how high or low the voice is that can change the meaning of a word or sentence More examples She tends to adopt a falsely cheerful tone when she's upset about something. His gentle introductory tone modulates into a football coach's pre-game pep talk. It's that patronizing tone of hers that I can't bear. "We're so pleased to meet you at last, " he said in a respectful tone of voice. When he spoke his tone was accusatory. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Ways of speaking accent accentuate aitch asperity BBC English breathe cut glass get your tongue around/round sth idiom intone lenis modulate monotone plummy pragmatics singsong soft-spoken sotto voce speech therapy spoken trip off the tongue idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Describing qualities of the human voice tone noun (GENERAL MOOD) C2 [ S ] the general mood or main qualities of something: I didn't like the jokey tone of the article - I thought it was inappropriate. Trust you to lower the tone of the evening by telling disgusting jokes, Mark! Both candidates need to raise the tone of the campaign, as the electorate is tired of negative campaigning. He was in a very bad mood when he arrived, and that set the tone for the whole meeting. More examples I found myself irritated by the adulatory tone of her biography. Dale lowered the tone of the evening by telling a dirty joke. The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic. The tone of the letter was placatory. The tone of his poetry is restrained and unemotional. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Moods -humoured *be in one of your* moods idiom black mood eat frame have a strop on idiom humour mind** sb's state/frame of mind idiom snit spirit strop suck sulky temper temperament temperature up and down idiom what's eating sb? idiom yourself See more results » tone noun (COLOUR) [ C ] a form or degree of a colour: warm tones of brown and yellow Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Colour - general words chromatic color wheel colored colour colour wheel coloured coloured discolour high-visibility hue pigment pigmentation run shade spectral spectrum stain tie-dye tinge tone in See more results » tone noun (TIGHTNESS) [ U ] the healthy tightness of the body, especially the muscles: After you've had a baby you lose the muscle tone in your stomach. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Animal physiology: fit & healthy agile amazon an apple a day keeps the doctor away idiom apple athleticism be (as) fit as a fiddle idiom be (as) right as rain idiom beach-ready bouncing clean fighting fit foot healthy iron man limber lithe muscle-bound pink sturdy virility See more results » tone noun (DIFFERENCE IN SOUND) [ C ] mainly UK US usually whole step the largest difference in pitch between two notes that are next to each other in the western musical scale: The interval from G to A is a whole tone. Compare semitone Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Technical music terms accidental adagio andante antiphonal arpeggio arr arrange cadence harmonic harmony key signature legato mike check motif timbre tremolo tuning twelve-tone twelve-tone scale unison See more results » tone noun (MUSICAL QUALITY) [ C or U ] the quality of sound of a musical instrument or singing voice: the beautiful rich tones of his tenor voice Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Technical music terms accidental adagio andante antiphonal arpeggio arr arrange cadence harmonic harmony key signature legato mike check motif timbre tremolo tuning twelve-tone twelve-tone scale unison See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Describing qualities of sound tone noun (PHONE NOISE) B2 [ C ] one of the continuous sounds that you hear on a phone that tell you if the other phone is ringing, if it is busy, etc.: I've called him several times but I keep getting the engaged tone. Please wait until you hear the dialling tone (= the sound that a phone makes when it is ready to be used). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Communications - by telephone aeroplane mode airplane mode alarm call bell break break up call sb up cold-calling conference call connection cut give sb a buzz idiom hash hold put sb through *put sth* down 1 telecommuting tinkle top-up card transfer See more results » toneverb [ T ] uk/təʊn/us/toʊn/also tone up If you tone a part of the body, you make it firmer and stronger, usually by doing physical exercise: This is a good exercise for toning up the thighs. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Exercising & training aerial yoga Anti-Gravity yoga barbell bench press benchpress bodybuilding calisthenics cardio cross-trainer cross-training crunch exercise firm sth up limber multigym Pilates t'ai chi train warm weight training See more results » Phrasal verb(s) tone sth down tone in tonenoun us/toʊn/ tone noun (VOICE EXPRESSION) [ U ] a quality in the voice, esp. one that expresses the speaker’s feelings, often toward the person being addressed: His tone was apologetic. tone noun (MOOD) [ U ] the mood or general feeling of something: The tone of his remarks was confident and reassuring. literature [ U ] The tone of a piece of writing expresses the writer's attitude toward the subject or the reader: The angry tone of this essay reveals her feelings about the war. tone noun (SOUND) [ C usually sing ] a musical, mechanical, or voice sound on one note: If you wish to leave a message, please wait until after the tone. tone noun (MUSICAL QUALITY) [ C/U ] music the quality of sound of a musical instrument or singing voice [ C/U ] music A tone is also a step . tone noun (FIRM QUALITY) [ U ] (esp. of muscles) the quality of being healthy and firm: Swimming helps to develop good muscle tone. tone noun (COLOR) art [ C ] a feature of color related to its brightness or the amount of light it reflects tonenoun [ S ] uk/təʊn/usCOMMUNICATIONS an electronic sound that you hear on a phone line: Please leave your message after the tone. a busy tone US also the busy tone, UK also an engaged tone an electronic sound when you call a phone number that tells you the person you are calling is already using the phone for another call: I've tried calling her several times but I keep on getting a busy tone. See also** dial tone dialling tone
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tonenoun

tone noun (VOICE EXPRESSION)

tone noun (GENERAL MOOD)

tone noun (COLOUR)

tone noun (TIGHTNESS)

tone noun (DIFFERENCE IN SOUND)

tone noun (MUSICAL QUALITY)

tone noun (PHONE NOISE)

toneverb [ T ]

Phrasal verb(s)

tonenoun

tone noun (VOICE EXPRESSION)

tone noun (MOOD)

tone noun (SOUND)

tone noun (MUSICAL QUALITY)

tone noun (FIRM QUALITY)

tone noun (COLOR)

tonenoun [ S ]

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