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
- 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。 - Please tone down your language.
请缓和一下你的语。 - 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。 - MPs have been ordered to tone down their criticisms of government policy in the run-up to the election.
下院议员已被勒令在竞选阶段对政府政策提出批评时调子要缓和一些。 - 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。 - She tried to tone down his anger.
她试图使他的愤怒缓和下来。 - The FOMC will have to tone down its assessment of the economy in view of recent weak indicators on real growth, real consumption spending and employment, said Brian Bethune and Nigel Gault, economists at Global Insight.
面对近期疲软的实际增长、实际消费支出和就业指标，联邦公开市场委员会将不得不下调其对经济的评估，环球透视（GlobalInsight）经济学家布莱恩贝休恩（BrianBethune）和奈杰尔高尔特（NigelGault）表示。 - You must tone down your language; stop swearing.
讲话要温文一点，不要出口骂人。 - You'd better tone down the more offensive remarks in your article.
你最好把你文章里的攻击性词句写得含蓄些。 - 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。