1. | The orchestra was brittle in tone . |
| 管弦乐队演奏的曲调尖利刺耳。
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2. | He adopts an avuncular tone of voice when giving advice to junior colleagues. |
| 他用长辈的口气劝告年轻的同事。
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3. | (derog ) Don't adopt that righteous tone of voice! |
| 别用那种一本正经的腔调说话!
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4. | His harsh criticism jarred with the friendly tone of the meeting. |
| 他批评得十分尖刻,与会议中的友好气氛很不协调。
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5. | His peremptory tone of voice irritated everybody. |
| 他那专横的口气激怒了大家。
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6. | He continued in a quizzical tone . |
| 他以揶揄的声调继续说。
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7. | Overall, the tone of the book is satirical/the book is satirical in tone. |
| 总的说来,这本书是讽刺性的。
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8. | That tone means that the number is engaged. |
| 那种声音表示该号电话占线。
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9. | In `Are you ill?' there is usually a rising tone on `ill', while in `He's ill' there is usually a falling tone on `ill'. |
| 在`Are you ill?'一句中,ill一词通常用升调,在`He's ill'一句中,ill一词通常用降调。
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10. | You'd better tone down the more offensive remarks in your article. |
| 你最好把你文章里的攻击性词句写得含蓄些。
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