音调的英文为tone。tone可作名词和动词，作为名词时，意为“语气、腔调、风格、特色、气氛、情调、音色”；作为动词时，意为“使更结实、与…协调、与…相配”。
tone的中文释义及用法介绍
1、当tone作为名词时，意为语气;口气;腔调;口吻;风格;特色;气氛;情调;(尤指乐器或电子音响设备的)音质，音色。
例句：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。
The overall tone of the book is gently nostalgic.
这本书整体格调是温情的怀旧。
how to improve your muscle/skin tone
如何使肌肉发达 / 皮肤柔韧
Please speak after the tone.
听到信号后请讲话。
Cross could hear him speaking in low tones to Sarah.
克罗斯听得到他对萨拉低声说话。
I still didn't like his tone of voice...
我还是不喜欢他说话的语气。
2、当tone作为动词时，意为使更健壮;使更结实;使更有力;与…协调;与…相配。
例句：Massage will help to tone up loose skin under the chin.
按摩有助于使颏下松弛的皮肤柔韧起来。
The beige of his jacket toned (in) with the cream shirt.
他那夹克的米黄色与乳白色的衬衫非常协调。
This movement lengthens your spine and tones the spinal nerves...
这一动作舒展脊椎，使脊神经更加强健。
Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size...
每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。
