toning

英 [ˈtəʊnɪŋ]

美 [ˈtoʊnɪŋ]

v.  使更健壮; 使更结实; 使更有力; 与…协调; 与…相配
tone的现在分词

现在分词：toning　

BNC.27295 / COCA.28025

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 音质;音色;音调
  Thetoneof a sound is its particular quality.
  1. Cross could hear him speaking in low tones to Sarah.
     克罗斯听得到他对萨拉低声说话。
  2. ...the clear tone of the bell.
     清亮的铃音
• N-COUNT 语气；口气；腔调
  Someone'stoneis a quality in their voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking.
  1. I still didn't like his tone of voice...
     我还是不喜欢他说话的语气。
  2. Suddenly he laughed again, this time with a cold, sharp tone…
     突然他又笑了，这次笑得冷漠、刺耳。
  3. Her tone implied that her patience was limited.
     她的口气暗示她的耐心是有限的。
• N-SING (演讲、文章的)语气，调子，基调
  Thetoneof a speech or piece of writing is its style and the opinions or ideas expressed in it.
  1. The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly...
     发言人说信函的语气非常友好。
  2. His comments to reporters were conciliatory in tone...
     他对记者们的讲话带着安抚的口吻。
  3. The whole tone of President Suharto's speech was one of continuity and stability.
     苏哈托总统演讲的整个基调是强调连续性与稳定性。
• N-SING 气氛;氛围;格调
  Thetoneof a place or an event is its general atmosphere.
  1. The high tone of the occasion was assured by the presence of a dozen wealthy patrons…
     十几位富有资助人的出席确保了仪式的高格调。
  2. The service desk at the entrance, with its friendly, helpful and efficient staff, sets the tone for the rest of the store.
     入口处设有服务台，加之友好、热心与高效的服务人员，营造了这家商店的整体氛围。
• N-UNCOUNT （身体的）强健状况；(尤指肌肉的)紧实度，结实度
  Thetoneof someone's body, especially their muscles, is its degree of firmness and strength.
  1. ...stretch exercises that aim to improve muscle tone...
     旨在提高肌肉结实度的伸展锻炼
  2. Keeping your muscles strong and in tone helps you to avoid back problems.
     保持肌肉强健有力有助于避免背部疾病。
• VERB 使结实；使强健
  Something thattonesyour body makes it firm and strong.
  1. 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。
  2. Try these toning exercises before you start the day.
     在开始一天的活动之前，试着做做这些强身健体的体操。
  3. ...finely toned muscular bodies.
     健美强壮的身体
  4. Tone upmeans the same astone.
     tone up 同 tone
  5. Exercise tones up your body...
     锻炼使身体结实强健。
  6. Although it's not strenuous exercise, you feel toned-up, supple and relaxed.
     虽然这不是剧烈运动，但会让人感到强健、柔韧与放松。
• N-VAR 色调;明暗
  Atoneis one of the lighter, darker, or brighter shades of the same colour.
  1. 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。
  2. I'm a cheery sort of person, so I like cheerful tones.
     我是个活泼类型的人，因此喜欢明亮的色调。
  3. …two-tone, striped wallpaper.
     两种色调、带条纹的墙纸
• VERB (与…)协调(或相配)
  If one thingtones withanother, the two things look nice together because their colours are similar in quality or brightness.
  1. Princess Margaret toned with her in a turquoise print dress.
     玛格丽特公主那条青绿色的印花裙子与她很相配。
  2. Tone inmeans the same astone.
     tone in 同 tone
  3. The bowls tone in cleverly with the mugs.
     那些碗与杯子巧妙相配。
• 电话提示音
  Atoneis one of the sounds that you hear when you are using a telephone, for example the sound that tells you that a number is engaged or busy, or no longer exists.
• 音;全音
  Atoneis a difference in pitch between two musical notes equal to two semitones.
• See also:dialling tonering tone
• PHRASE 降低格调
  If you say that somethinglowers the tone ofa place or event, you mean that it is not appropriate and makes the place or event seem less respectable.
  1. Councillors say plastic-framed windows lower the tone of the neighbourhood.
     市政会委员说塑料框架的窗户让这个社区掉份儿了。
• PHRASAL VERB 使(颜色)柔和；使(味道)变淡;调和
  If youtone downa colour or a flavour, you make it less bright or strong.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• Toning for accuracy is allowable under the language of our photo policy.
  为准确性渲染图片在我们的图片规定中是允许的。
• You should look into making some physical changes, such as new hair color or toning up your body.
  或许该考虑一下外在的改变，比如改变一下头发颜色或者增强一下身体健康等等。
• Cycling is good for your muscles: Riding a bike is great for toning and building your muscles, especially in the lower half of the body – your calves, your thighs, and your rear end.
  骑车塑肌肉：骑车可以改善并塑造肌肉，尤其是下半身&你的小腿、大腿和臀部。
• This exercise is fine for toning up little-used muscles.
  这项运动对于强健不太使用的那些肌肉大有好处。
• The most obvious benefit of this combined workout is that you are exercise more muscle resulting in toning more parts of the body.
  最较着的长处是，这种综合的行为使你磨炼了更多的肌肉从而更周全的调解和谐了你的身材。
• Men take a minute longer-10 minutes-on cleansing, toning and moisturising.
  清洁、爽肤和保湿方面，男性要多花1分钟，需要10分钟的时间。
• Pink clay is cleansing and toning to the skin and is suitable for use on all skin types.
  粉红泥是清洁和强健肌肤用的，适合所有类型的肌肤。
• Objective: to exercise the core muscles while toning the back muscles and the shoulder muscles.
  目的：锻炼腹部（核心区）肌肉和肩部肌肉。
• The softening effect of pink clay refines the skin's texture while toning the epidermis.
  粉红泥的柔软作用在强健表皮的同时使肌肤细腻。
• Recruiting 171 people through an online survey system, they asked half of these volunteers to estimate by how much a stretching and toning program performed three times a week might improve various measures of thinking, including memory and mental multitasking.
  他们通过一个在线调查系统招募了171人，要求其中一半的志愿者来评估，如果一周进行三次拉伸运动，能够在多大程度上改善思维能力，比如记忆力和一心多用的能力。