tone down 详细解释

tone down

（使）柔和, 缓和

使柔和

She was trying to tone down the colors of the picture.

她正设法使画面的色调柔和一些。

词义辨析

同义参见:

silence  soften  darken  soften  qualify  

英英释义

动词 tone down:

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

同义词：muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen

make less strong or intense; soften

同义词：moderate, tame

补充

tone downtone down1.使温和一些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。

例句

1. When Ken Hom wrote his first book for the BBC he was asked to tone down the spices and garlic in his recipes.谭荣辉为英国广播公司写第一本烹饪书时, 他被要求减少菜谱里香料和大蒜的使用。 2. The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.那位性子暴烈的右翼领导人在会后把他的激进声明说得和软了些。 3. The forecasts have since had to be toned down, as the economy has exhibited unmistakable signs of slowing.经济已经明显现出增长放缓的迹象, 对经济的预测也不得不降低了调子。 4. 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不要在广告里夸大其词。 5. to tone down someone's anger缓和某人的怒气 6. You should tone down the red colour in your painting.你应该让画中的红色变得柔和些。 7. He toned down his criticism.他降低了批评的调子。 8. The excitement toned down.兴奋缓和下来了。 9. People will be more likely to listen to you if you tone down your language a little.假如你的措辞更温和一点，人们会更愿意听的。 10. She toned down her wardrobe.她改穿颜色柔和的衣服。

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