tone

The men spoke in soft, measured tones.

这些人说话的语气轻柔，语调平和。

There's no need to take that tone with me—it's not my fault we're late.

不必那样跟我拿腔拿调的。我们来晚了，可不是我的错。

There is also the matter of tone.

这也存在语气的问题。

His speech had national tones to it.

他的演讲带有民族性质。

She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy.

她坚定地说明了公司的方针，为会议定下了调子。

One prevalent quality we have found in teens, statements about themselves, their friends and their families is a strikingly positive emotional tone.

我们在青少年身上发现的一个普遍特征是，他们对自己、朋友和家人的描述都带有一种非常积极的情绪基调。

She bought a piccolo with a bright tone.

她买了一支音质嘹亮的短笛。

She loves the full rich tone of the trumpet.

她喜欢小号饱满嘹亮的音色。

This season's fashions focus on warm tones and soft lines.

本季时装主要流行暖色调和柔和线条。

Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size.

每块砖在色调、质地和尺寸上也略有不同。

Last year Mattel, the company that makes Barbie dolls, added some Barbies to its line that have different skin tones and hair textures.

去年，生产芭比娃娃的美泰公司在其产品线中增加了一些有不同肤色和不同发质的芭比娃娃。