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

经济

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

英英释义

verb

• make less strong or intense
  1. Tone down that aggressive letter
  2. The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
  Synonym:moderatetame
• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  Synonym:mufflemutedulldampdampen

双语例句

• 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。
• Why don't we tone down the colors a little bit?
  我们干吗不稍稍减弱色调呢？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Tone down your kamikaze tendencies and take more prudent risks.
  别那么玩命，冒险时要谨慎些。
• 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。
• 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。
• You will have to tone down the red a little.
  你得把红色稍调暗一点。