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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

经济

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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. 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。

英英释义

verb

  • make less strong or intense
    1. Tone down that aggressive letter
    2. The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
    Synonym:moderatetame
  • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
      Synonym:mufflemutedulldampdampen

    双语例句

    • The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, urged political and economic officials to tone down their rhetoric and find less provocative ways to bolster their economies.
      IMF总裁卡恩(DominiqueStrauss-Kahn)敦促各国政治和经济官员缓和态度,寻找促进经济增长的更加温和的方法。
    • 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 Minsk II agreement will only succeed if Mr Putin has decided to tone down his confrontation with Ukraine and the west.
      只有在普京决定降低他与乌克兰和西方对抗程度的情况下,明斯克协议第二版才能成功。
    • You will have to tone down the red a little.
      你得把红色稍调暗一点。
    • 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。
    • Tone down your kamikaze tendencies and take more prudent risks.
      别那么玩命,冒险时要谨慎些。
    • 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。
    • 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。