tone1/ton; təʊn/n 1 [C,U] the way your voice sounds, which shows how you are feeling or what you mean 腔调﹐语气: in a … tone ‘Hello,’ she said in a welcoming tone. “你好。”她语气亲切地说道。He spoke in an angry tone of voice . 他说话的时候语气愠怒。2 [singular 单数, U] the general feeling of something〔事物的〕格调﹔基调﹔气氛: +of The tone of her letter was rather unfriendly. 她的来信口气相当不友好。3 [C] a sound made by a piece of electronic equipment, especially a telephone〔电子设备﹐尤指电话发出的〕声音: Please leave a message after the tone. 听到提示音后请留言。dialling tone BrE 【英】; dial tone AmE 【美】(=the sound you hear from a telephone before you dial) 拨号音4 [C] one of the many types of a particular colour, which are lighter or darker [ shade ] 色调
tone2 also 又作 tone upv [T] to improve the strength and firmness of your muscles, skin etc 使〔肌肉﹑皮肤等〕更强健﹐使更结实: I’m trying to tone up my stomach. 我正在设法增强腹肌。 tone sth down phr v to reduce the effect of something such as a speech or piece of writing, so that people will not be offended 减弱…的语调﹐使缓和