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tone down

美 [toʊn daʊn]英 [təʊn daʊn]
  • 使(调子)缓和;使(颜色)柔和;使(言辞)温和;收敛;调和;使(味道)变淡
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    PHRASAL VERB 使(言辞)温和;使(调子)缓和;收敛
    If you tone down something 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。

verb

1
make less strong or intense;soften
Tone down that aggressive letter
The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
Synonym: moderate tame
2
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Synonym: muffle mute dull damp dampen

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  1. Tone down your kamikaze tendencies and take more prudent risks .

    别那么玩命,冒险时要谨慎些。

  2. 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。

  3. You will have to tone down the red a little .

    你得把红色稍调暗一点。

  4. Why don 't we tone down the colors a little bit ?

    我们干吗不稍稍减弱色调呢?

  5. You must tone down your language ; stop swearing .

    讲话要温文一点,不要出口骂人。

  6. 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。

  7. 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。

  8. Please tone down your language .

    请缓和一下你的语。

  9. Why not tone down your remarks ? the company didn 't lose much through his error .

    你能措辞缓和,他的错误并未给公司带来的损失。

  10. 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。

  11. Use natural ingredients to tone down the color of your hair before turning to harsh chemicals .

    使用强力化学物质前先用天然成分来缓和一下头发颜色。

  12. She tried to tone down his anger .

    她试图使他的愤怒缓和下来。

  13. Tone down the lines so sharp

    将尖锐的线条变得柔和

  14. The BBC is asking its staff to tone down the tweets .

    BBC英国广播公司近日要求员工降低微博使用频率。

  15. 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。

  16. Nearly a year in office for only , and by falling tone down because of boss aversion position .

    任职仅一年有余,便因上司嫌恶被降调落职。

  17. To tone down ; soften . v. Don 't be afraid .

    不要怕。

  18. Step 3 Tone down makeup

    3.化妆低调

  19. Wash your hair with tomato juice , which will tone down unwanted green tints .

    用番茄汁来洗头,可以缓和不想要的绿色。

  20. Sunday , the two presidential hopefuls appeared to tone down the heavy criticism and focus on party unity instead .

    星期天,这两位总统候选人角逐者都压低批评的调门,转而强调党内团结。

  21. Apple had to add extra accessibility settings to its mobile operating system to allow users to tone down the visual stimuli .

    苹果公司(Apple)不得不在其移动操作系统中额外添加了辅助功能设置,以降低对用户的视觉刺激。

  22. 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。

  23. 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。

  24. Could he tone down his game to fit with George , win big , and win over a bunch of critics along the way ?

    他能稍稍调整他的比赛风格以适应乔治,会更能够帮助赢得球赛,这不就能让批评他的人无话可说了吗?

  25. Metallics , fur , leather and plastic in one color will tone down the look but still give an urban warrior vibe .

    金属色,毛皮,皮革和单色塑料制品会温和一些,但仍会与城市战士产生共鸣。

  26. 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。

  27. 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。

  28. 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。

  29. When we are smaller we have no problem expressing our wants and needs and personality , but society demands that we mature and tone down our natural exuberance .

    在我们小时候,我们对于表达自己的需求和个性品质毫无困难,但是社会要求我们成熟起来并降低自己的原始需求。

  30. Some analysts say the changes may be felt in the policy area , where Mr. Putin may feel compelled to tone down his aggressive , anti-Western stance .

    一些分析师说,政策领域可能会出现一些变化,普京可能不得不淡化他强势的反西方立场。