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I. tone [təʊn] N

1. tone:

tone
音 yīn
tone
音调 yīndiào
talk in a low tone
低声谈话

2. tone:

tone
语调 yǔdiào
tone
语气 yǔqì
I don't like his tone.
我不喜欢他的那副腔调。

3. tone:

tone
色调 sèdiào

4. tone:

tone
气氛 qìfēn
tone
风格 fēnggé
the tone of a class
班风

II. tone [təʊn] VB trans

1. tone:

tone
给…加上声调(或色调) gěi…jiāshang shēngdiào

2. tone (down):

tone
缓和 huǎnhé
tone
减弱 jiǎnruò
tone down one's criticism
缓和批评的调子

tone [təʊn]

tone (in) with
与…和谐 yǔ…héxié
tone (in) with
与…相配 yǔ…xiāngpèi
The lamp toned in with the rest of the room.
这盏灯和房间的其他部分很和谐。

tone-deaf ADJ

tone-deaf
五音不全的 wǔyīn bùquánde
tone-deaf
音盲的 yīnmángde
Present
Itone
youtone
he/she/ittones
wetone
youtone
theytone
Past
Itoned
youtoned
he/she/ittoned
wetoned
youtoned
theytoned
Present Perfect
Ihavetoned
youhavetoned
he/she/ithastoned
wehavetoned
youhavetoned
theyhavetoned
Past Perfect
Ihadtoned
youhadtoned
he/she/ithadtoned
wehadtoned
youhadtoned
theyhadtoned
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These disabilities can appear separately, but some research shows that they are more likely to appear in tone-deaf people.
en.wikipedia.org
But her tone-deaf inability to see our special situation is very worrying.
www.independent.ie
In an interview he admitted he used to be tone-deaf in primary school and was frequently ridiculed for his dream of becoming a singer.
en.wikipedia.org
In conservative rhetoric, in talk radio especially, it's easy to find tone-deaf talking-down about race.
www.slate.com
A man who can't hear singing to a continent of the tone-deaf.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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