tone down
第三人称
tones down
现在进行时
toning down
过去式
toned down
过去完成时
toned down
1
缓和, 减轻
to reduce the intensity of something
及物动词
- She decided to tone the colors down in the painting to create a more calming effect.
她决定调低画中的颜色以创造更 calming 的效果。
- Please tone your criticism down; it's discouraging for the team.
请缓和你的批评;这对团队来说是令人沮丧的。
- They decided to tone down the advertising campaign to make it more subtle.
他们决定淡化广告活动,使其更加微妙。
- The speaker had to tone down the language to make the speech suitable for all audiences.
演讲者不得不缓和语言,以使演讲适合所有听众。
- The teacher advised the student to tone down the humor in the presentation for a professional setting.
老师建议学生在专业场合的演示中减少幽默。
2
调低, 缓和
to make a sound or noise less loud
及物动词
- The musician toned the guitar down to avoid disturbing the neighbors.
音乐家调低了吉他的音量以避免打扰邻居。
- The engineer toned down the machinery noise by adding soundproofing.
工程师通过添加隔音材料降低了机械噪音。
- The insulation in the walls helps tone down outside traffic noises.
墙体的绝缘有助于减弱外部交通噪音。
- The sound engineer used special materials to tone down echoes in the hall.
音响工程师使用特殊材料来减弱大厅里的回声。
- The city installed noise barriers to tone down the highway sounds.
该市安装了隔音屏障以减弱高速公路的声音。