tone

I must ask you to tone down your remarks; they are giving offence to some of our visitors.

我们必须要求你说话语气和缓一些, 因为你的话得罪了一些客人.

Their first exchange set the tone for a new relationship.

他们初步交换意见,为建立新关系定了调子.

Choose shades which tone in with your natural colouring.

选择与你本身的肤色相衬的颜色。

The doctor spoke in a brusque tone.

医生不客气地简单说了几个字。

I told him to get lost and leave me alone and his tone quickly changed from obsequiousness to outright anger.

我叫他滚开，不要来烦我，他的口气一下子就从逢迎谄媚变成了勃然大怒。

"Yes." My tone was insinuating. "I heard she was a real friendly girl."

“是啊。”我语带暗示地说：“我听说她是个非常友善的女孩。”

Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.

她那咄咄逼人的尖锐语调拉开了导致她垮台的事件的序幕。

"Very well," I said, adopting a crisp authoritative tone.

“很好，”我用干脆的命令性的语气说道。

She adopted a brisk businesslike tone.

她用一种公务口吻，说话干脆利落。

Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size.

每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。

There was a friendly, bantering tone in his voice.

他的声音里流露着友好诙谐的语调。

a casual and conversational tone

不拘礼节的谈话语气

The tone of Mr Kinnock's speech was commendable.

金诺克先生的演讲风格令人赞许。

Your commanding tone irritated him.

你那命令式的口吻激怒了他.

Stefano's grip tightened and his tone became colder.

斯蒂芬诺的手抓得更紧了，语气也更冷了。

Holmes used an informal, chatty tone in his essays.

霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便.

The high tone of the occasion was assured by the presence of a dozen wealthy patrons.

十几位富有资助人的出席确保了仪式的高格调。

Judging from his tone, there's no doubt he is against it.

听他的话音,便知他是反对的.

The tone of the book is sometimes too flip.

这本书的笔调有些时候太不严肃了。

He repeated his answer, this time in a clear, firm tone of voice.

他重复了一遍自己的回答，这次声音清晰、语气坚定。

Suddenly he laughed again, this time with a cold, sharp tone.

突然他又笑了，这次笑得冷漠、刺耳。

Both men sang in a deep, raspy tone.

两个男人的歌声都很低沉、沙哑。

His tone is rather unfriendly.

他的口气很不友好.

He spoke in a decided tone.

他讲话语气很坚决.

I don't like your tone of voice.

我不喜欢你说话的腔调.

The doctor's tone was serious.

医生的语气很严肃.

His tone was terse as he asked the question.

他提问时语气生硬。

He winced inwardly at her harsh tone.

她那严厉的语气令他胆寒.