(noun.) (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; 'the Beijing dialect uses four tones'.
(noun.) the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; 'the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw'; 'from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome'.
(noun.) a steady sound without overtones; 'they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies'.
(noun.) a musical interval of two semitones.
(noun.) the quality of a person's voice; 'he began in a conversational tone'; 'he spoke in a nervous tone of voice'.
(verb.) give a healthy elasticity to; 'Let's tone our muscles'.
(verb.) change to a color image; 'tone a photographic image'.
(verb.) change the color or tone of; 'tone a negative'.
(verb.) vary the pitch of one's speech.
(verb.) utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; 'The students chanted the same slogan over and over again'.
杰拉尔德编辑
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