tone

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1354页（746字）

【释义】：

n．①音，音色，音调：the sweet tone of a piano钢琴的悦耳音调．fundamental tone 原音．harmonic tone 谐音．tone colour音色．tone quality音质．②声调，腔调，语气：a falling(rising) tone 降(升)调．the four tones(汉语)四声．③(只用sing．)风尚，风气，风格：the tone of a school校风．④(绘画或照像)色调，光度．⑤【乐】全音，全音程．⑥(身体或器官的)健康状态．

－vt．调整(乐器的)调子；调整(画、照片等的)色调．

－vi．(颜色)调和，调谐：The colour of the furniture does not tone with the wall-paper．家具的颜色和壁纸不调和．

△tone down(使)缓和，(使)减轻，(使)协调：The excitement toned down．激昂的情绪逐渐平静下来了．Tone down the colours in that painting．把那幅画的颜色调柔和些．

The wind toned down．风缓和了．tone up加强，提高，变强，变高：tone it up with colour and life活灵活现．His system was toned up by the sea air．海洋气候使他身体健壮了．