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
- It was reported earlier that the galas hosted by CCTV and other regional stations during the Chinese New Year have taken steps to cut down on their expenses, following the introduction of the government efforts to tone down extravagance and waste to fight corruption.
早先就有报道提到央视和其它地方电视台为了响应政府减少奢侈浪费以反抗腐败的号召，已经采取措施减少他们在春晚上的开支。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - But he wishes the top gear presenter would tone down his views on climate change, which he fears encourage people to cock a snoop at "that global warming shit".
但他希望这位《英国疯狂汽车秀》（topgear）节目的主持人能够缓和一下他在气候变化问题上的激进观点，不然他担心这会鼓励人们对“全球变暖的扯谈”不以为然。 - 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。 - 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。