tone down
英 [təʊn daʊn]
美 [toʊn daʊn]
使(言辞)温和; 使(调子)缓和; 收敛; 使(颜色)柔和; 使(味道)变淡; 调和
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 使(言辞)温和;使(调子)缓和;收敛
If youtone downsomething that you have written or said, you make it less forceful, severe, or offensive.- 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。 - The forecasts have since had to be toned down, as the economy has exhibited unmistakable signs of slowing…
该预测不得不在此后放低调子,因为经济已明白无误地显示出放缓的迹象。 - We have had to ask the agency and their client to tone their ads down.
我们不得不要求广告公司及其客户将他们的广告处理得低调些。
- The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting...
英英释义
verb
- make less strong or intense
- Tone down that aggressive letter
- The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
双语例句
- But he wishes the top gear presenter would tone down his views on climate change, which he fears encourage people to cock a snoop at "that global warming shit".
但他希望这位《英国疯狂汽车秀》(topgear)节目的主持人能够缓和一下他在气候变化问题上的激进观点,不然他担心这会鼓励人们对“全球变暖的扯谈”不以为然。 - When Ken Hom wrote his first book for the BBC he was asked to tone down the spices and garlic in his recipes.
当肯·霍姆为英国广播公司写第一本书的时候,他被要求在菜谱里少用些香料和大蒜。 - The newspaper asked the columnist to tone down his offensive remarks in the article.
那家报社要求这个专栏作家把文章里的攻击性语言写得含蓄一些。 - You` d have to bring the tone down, and I don` t know how it would be.
你必须降低声音,我不知道会怎样。 - 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。 - The publisher urged Moore to tone down its critique of the "thief-in-chief", George W Bush.
这家出版社曾要求摩尔把对“窃贼中的窃贼”乔治w布什(georgewbush)的批判改得温和一些。 - The bright blue wilt tone down with the effect of sunlight.
阳光一照射这明亮的蓝色就会柔和下来。 - She tried to tone down his anger.
她试图使他的愤怒缓和下来。 - Some analysts say the changes may be felt in the policy area, where Mr. Putin may feel compelled to tone down his aggressive, anti-Western stance.
一些分析师说,政策领域可能会出现一些变化,普京可能不得不淡化他强势的反西方立场。 - You will have to tone down the red a little.
你得把红色稍调暗一点。