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

• Why not tone down your remarks? the company didn't lose much through his error.
  你能措辞缓和，他的错误并未给公司带来的损失。
• You will have to tone down the red a little.
  你得把红色稍调暗一点。
• 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。
• Why don't we tone down the colors a little bit?
  我们干吗不稍稍减弱色调呢？
• The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, urged political and economic officials to tone down their rhetoric and find less provocative ways to bolster their economies.
  IMF总裁卡恩（DominiqueStrauss-Kahn）敦促各国政治和经济官员缓和态度，寻找促进经济增长的更加温和的方法。
• MPs have been ordered to tone down their criticisms of government policy in the run-up to the election.
  下院议员已被勒令在竞选阶段对政府政策提出批评时调子要缓和一些。
• When Ken Hom wrote his first book for the BBC he was asked to tone down the spices and garlic in his recipes.
  当肯·霍姆为英国广播公司写第一本书的时候，他被要求在菜谱里少用些香料和大蒜。
• Some analysts say the changes may be felt in the policy area, where Mr. Putin may feel compelled to tone down his aggressive, anti-Western stance.
  一些分析师说，政策领域可能会出现一些变化，普京可能不得不淡化他强势的反西方立场。
• 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。
• 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。