英语释义

• make less strong or intense; soften;

  "Tone down that aggressive letter"

  "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

片语

My Tone Quieting Down我语气平息

tone down the speed放慢速度

ease up缓和；放松；减轻

tone sth down翻译

relax放松；使休息；使松弛；缓和；使松懈

英汉例句

• An American physicist is calling for Hollywood producers to tone down the fanciful science in movies - and restrict themselves to just one scientific flaw per film.

  美国一物理学家总在要求好莱坞的制作人们将电影中不切实际的科技减弱一些，并约束他们自身使每部影片中只可出现一个科学上的错误。

• She attempted to tone down her appearance by going make-up free but her bosses continued to make daily comments on her clothes, she alleges.

  她试图通过不化妆来显得低调一点，但是她的老板们继续每天评论她的衣着。

• 「When a teacher is trying to tone down a best-friend culture, I would like to know why,」 Dr. Thompson said. 「is it causing misery for the class?」

  「当一位老师试图阻碍最好朋友之间的友情，我想知道为什么」汤普森教授说，这将上学痛苦的根源？

• She is trying to tone down the colors of the picture.

  她正设法使画面的色调柔和一些。

• I think it might be time to tone down the multitasking.

  我想是时候降低多任务同时处理了。

• She tried to tone down his anger.

  她试图使他的愤怒缓和下来。

• Sometimes this priority shift means you have to forgo one goal in exchange for another; for example, you might have to tone down your professional aspirations in return for a strong relationship.

  有时，这个优先顺序的改变意味着你需要放弃一个目标来成全另一个目标；例如：你可能要降低你的职业理想以换取爱情。

• You'd better tone down the more offensive remarks in your article.

  你最好缓和你文章中出现的非常冒犯的语句。

• Instead of striving after the unattainable, we should learn to round our ideas and tone down the angularity of our conduct.

  替代我们难以做到的奋斗，我们应该学会变通我们的想法和磨掉我们行为的棱角。

• This will help to tone down the loudness of the cover but hopefully still grab the viewers attention.

  这将会帮助降低封面醒目的颜色色调，但是希望仍然能吸引人们的眼球。

• Experiment with different colors and thicknesses of paper to tone down the flash from superbright white to a more pleasing glow for evening photos.

  试试不同颜色不同厚度的纸来把相片从过曝调整到更令人舒适的晚间光影效果。

• Behind-the-scenes lobbying by Turkish, American and European Union diplomats may have persuaded Mr Erdogan to tone down his language.

  幕后经土耳其人游说，美国和欧盟的外交官们也许已经说服埃尔多安先生缓和一下他的措辞。

• And to tone down the masculinity, incorporate a touch of femininity such as a pink shoe or a bow headband.

  淡化的阳刚之气，加上女性的触感，如粉红色鞋子或束发带。

• We hope to tone down Lifebloom and bring the Druids other healing spells up to speed in this expansion.

  我们希望调低生命绽放并在这个资料片中给德鲁伊们带来其他可接受的治疗技能。

• But if you can just manage to tone down your egos, shape up your minds, and think unfashionable thoughts, you just might be able to do something worthy with your lives.

  但是如果你能够放下自我中心的想法，多独立思考，也许在你的生命中你能够做出些不枉此生的事情。

• But scientists may have found a way to tone down those taste buds and stop us craving high-calorie food.

  但是研究者或许已经找到了通过控制味觉的方式来阻止贪吃行为。

• Gut busting: Scientists may have found a way to tone down those taste buds and stop us craving high-calorie food.

  科学家可能已经找到一种方法降低味蕾灵敏度来防止我们摄入过量高热食物。

相似词

soften减轻；变柔和；变柔软

qualify取得资格，有资格

darken变黑；变得模糊

silence沉默；寂静；缄默；不谈；无声状态