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

• 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。
• But if you can just manage to tone down your egos, shape up your minds, and think unfashionable thoughts, you just might be able to do something worthy with your lives.
  但是如果你能够放下自我中心的想法，多独立思考，也许在你的生命中你能够做出些不枉此生的事情。
• The FOMC will have to tone down its assessment of the economy in view of recent weak indicators on real growth, real consumption spending and employment, said Brian Bethune and Nigel Gault, economists at Global Insight.
  面对近期疲软的实际增长、实际消费支出和就业指标，联邦公开市场委员会将不得不下调其对经济的评估，环球透视（GlobalInsight）经济学家布莱恩贝休恩（BrianBethune）和奈杰尔高尔特（NigelGault）表示。
• The best advice I can give to a foreigner who wants to do business in China is this: be sincere, try not to offend and tone down the volume.
  我能给一个想在中国做生意的外国人最好的建议是：真诚，不要冒犯别人，尽量低调。
• Please tone down your language.
  请缓和一下你的语。
• It could be that we spice up some of the passive ones or it could be we tone down some of the crazier ones, or we continue to offer a mix and let players gravitate towards what they like.
  也许我们会放大一些被动效果，要么就是调低一些比较疯狂的玩意，或者继续提供更多的组合让玩家选择喜欢的东西。
• Metallics, fur, leather and plastic in one color will tone down the look but still give an urban warrior vibe.
  金属色，毛皮，皮革和单色塑料制品会温和一些，但仍会与城市战士产生共鸣。
• Instead of striving after the unattainable, we should learn to round our ideas and tone down the angularity of our conduct.
  替代我们难以做到的奋斗，我们应该学会变通我们的想法和磨掉我们行为的棱角。
• 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。
• 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。