made less strong or severe;

"a pale gleam of diluted sunlight"

The Obama administration may have toned down its Wall Street-bashing, and Congress is rethinking its plan to tax bonuses at up to 90%.

奥巴马政府对华尔街的压制或许已经有所缓和，国会也在重新考虑高达90%的红利税计划。

But the US has toned down rhetoric over the incident to avoid a crisis.

但是美国刻意低调处理这一事件以避免危机出现。

The fiery right- wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.

言辞激烈的右翼领袖在会后收敛了他的好战言论。

「We have toned down the colour and material expression in favour of a strong form of the landscape,」 he continued.

「我们已经淡化了颜色和材料的表达，创造一个大型的景观的形式，」他补充。

Aid workers report that even the clan feuds that have plagued the strip are being toned down from gun battles to fisticuffs.

援助人员描述道，就连那些曾为祸加沙，从枪战到械斗的氏族沖突也已趋缓和。

I said to Biddy we would walk a little further, and we did so, and the summer afternoon toned down into the summer evening, and it was very beautiful.

我对毕蒂说我们还是再散一会儿步吧，于是我们便继续散步。这时，夏日午后慢慢地变成了夏日黄昏，周围的一切显得凉爽而美丽。

As is usually the case with runway fashion, Mr. Browne「s outre ideas will be toned down and commercially adapted by the time the clothes reach stores.

有关展示台时装的情况通常是这样，Browne先生的超常的想法，在服装到达商店之前将被柔化并在商业上被改编。

Washington has notably toned down its language on Israeli settlement-building, and no longer calls for a full freeze to construction, talking instead of 「restraint.」

就以色列定居点建筑问题，华盛顿已经明显软化语气，不再要求全面停止修建，而代之以「限制」一词。

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told reporters at a Wednesday breakfast that people should stop driving their Toyotas, then later toned down his comments to a repair advisory.

美国交通部部长雷?拉胡德（Ray LaHood）在本周二的早餐会上对记者说，人们不应该再开丰田车了，随后又口气缓和提出了需要维修的建议。

The language of the article will have to be toned down for the mass market.

这篇文章的措辞必须缓和一下以适合大众市场。

Mr Obama posed as a protectionist during the Democratic primaries (though he has since toned down his rhetoric), and he backs populist notions such as a windfall tax on oil firms.

奥巴马在民主党的初选中以保护主义者的姿态出现(尽管不久他就缓和了语气)，并且他支持民粹派的主张如对石油企业征收特别收益金。

That」s why we toned down the color schemes and used a grittier look when we created the units and characters.

那就是为什么我们淡化了主题色彩，并在创造单位和角色时用了较为坚毅的外观。

And Mr Rajoy has also toned down his anti-Zapatero rhetoric.

拉霍伊先生也已经缓和了反对萨帕特罗的言论。

We actually toned down the difficulty. Ladder difficulty was supposed to be the default for everyone. But we made it easier for non ladder.

我们定下难度的调子，天梯的难度应当是对所有人都增加难度的，但是对于非天梯的角色会容易点。

That punishment was toned down to a fine at an appeal, thanks in part to other teams rallying round in support - but another, much more damaging, controversy soon followed.

这个处罚在上诉后被减为一纸罚单，部分地要感谢其它车队的支持——但另一个，更有破坏力，争议很快来了。

The apology toned down her anger.

道歉缓和了她的愤怒。

For this meeting with Britain's Queen Elizabeth she toned down her look but not her style.

与英国的伊莉莎白女王会面时，她表情柔和而不牺牲风格。

Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake expects rhetoric will be toned down following the Arizona tragedy.

亚利桑那州众议员弗莱克预计，在亚利桑那州发生悲剧后，争辩的语气将比较平和。

His clothes have toned down since his marriage.

结婚后，他穿的衣服不象过去那么显眼了。

In the last few years Pattaya has, in an effort to broaden its appeal to family vacationers, toned down some of the rowdy behavior that had given it a dubious reputation.

芭堤雅的狂欢活动曾使其声誉好坏参半，因此，近几年来，芭堤雅努力减少喧闹的活动以吸引更多的家庭团体游客。

Of course, this dish can always be toned down by adding less Sichuan pepper, but trust me…mala heat is addictive.

当然，少放点四川胡椒能使担担面的味道柔和一些，但是相信我吧，麻辣味儿所带来的热辣感觉是会使人上瘾的。

He was a little toned down in Eindhoven, just like the rest of the team.

他在埃因霍温状态有点下滑，全队也是如此。