tone down
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★☆ Common
Neutral
意味: To make less intense
缓和，减弱
Suavizar, moderar
抑える、トーンダウンする
누그러뜨리다, 톤을 낮추다
To reduce the strength or intensity.
减少强度或激烈程度。
Reducir la fuerza o intensidad.
強さや激しさを減らすこと。
강도나 세기를 줄이다.
Base verb: tone
Particle: down
Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle
例文
- Tone down the criticism. 把批评缓和一下Suavizad la crítica批判を抑えて비판을 좀 누그러뜨려.
- She toned down her makeup. 她化了淡妆Se maquilló de forma más discreta彼女はメイクを控えめにした그녀는 화장을 좀 더 은은하게 했다.
- Can you tone it down a bit? 你能收敛一点吗？¿Podéis moderaros un poco?もう少し控えめにしてくれる？좀 더 자제해 줄 수 있어?
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: reduction, moderation
トーン: diplomatic
✓ 正しい言い方
- Tone it down收敛一点Modera el tono控えめにして좀 자제해
起源と歴史
From reducing tone or volume.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
このトピックの他の表現
turn into
★★★★★
To become something different
move on
★★★★★
To progress to the next thing; to stop dwelling on the past
wear out
★★★★★
To become unusable through use; to exhaust
pick up
★★★★★
To improve or increase
take up
★★★★★
To start a new activity or hobby
cut down
★★★★★
To reduce the amount of something
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