Tone

(noun.) (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; 'the Beijing dialect uses four tones'.

(noun.) the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; 'the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw'; 'from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome'.

(noun.) a steady sound without overtones; 'they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies'.

(noun.) a musical interval of two semitones.

(noun.) the quality of a person's voice; 'he began in a conversational tone'; 'he spoke in a nervous tone of voice'.

(verb.) give a healthy elasticity to; 'Let's tone our muscles'.

(verb.) change to a color image; 'tone a photographic image'.

(verb.) change the color or tone of; 'tone a negative'.

(verb.) vary the pitch of one's speech.

(verb.) utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; 'The students chanted the same slogan over and over again'.

杰拉尔德编辑

• Or her taste for peculiar people, put in Mrs. Archer in a dry tone, while her eyes dwelt innocently on her son's. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Then, collecting himself, he added in his usual tone, And what may it be your pleasure to want at so early an hour with the poor Jew? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Dorothea spoke in a full cordial tone, half caressing, half explanatory. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Presently, without preface or prelude, she said, almost in the tone of one making an accusation, Meess, in England you were a governess? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• You take an eager interest in that gentleman's concerns, said Darcy, in a less tranquil tone, and with a heightened colour. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• In quality and tone it is a fair sample of British political thought in 1919. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Its tone was indeed solemn and pervasive. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Musical instruments maybe divided into three groups according to the different ways in which their tones are produced:-- _First. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• I cried in tones of fierce anger. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• The improved instrument produces untempered tones without requiring extraordinary variations from the usual arrangement of the keys. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• I gently opened the door so as not to disturb him, and spoke my few parting words in low tones, which he might hear or not, as he pleased. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• When quite close to them she spoke a single Martian word in low but peremptory tones. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Mr. Farebrother seemed to wait for a recognition of the fact; and the emotion perceptible in the tones of his fine voice gave solemnity to his words. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Yes, she repeated, in tones of the bitterest, steadiest contempt. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• As she came to the last words, Miss Sharp's deep-toned voice faltered. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Not the least disguise toned down or shaded off that uncompromising fact in the landscape. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• A roar of deep-toned applause greeted this suggestion. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• Wilfer to colour, Mrs Wilfer, from a corner (she always got into stately corners) came to the rescue with a deep-toned 'Per-fectly. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mrs. Bulstrode was a feminine smaller edition of her brother, and had none of her husband's low-toned pallor. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Diana had a voice toned, to my ear, like the cooing of a dove. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• And as she played with skill, and had a well-toned voice, it was not disagreeable to listen to her. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• To avoid this it is washed first in water and then immersed in a chloride of gold toning bath and fixed. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The boy drew his chubby face down to a formidable length, and commenced toning a psalm tune through his nose, with imperturbable gravity. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• It might justly be compared with a sketch which is all right as far as it goes, but which requires toning down and elaboration before becoming a finished work of art. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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