tone
tәunnoun
A21,383rd most heard wordIn 54 of 2278 videos (2%)heard 157 timeslast on Oct 17, 2026
- n. the quality of a person's voice
- n. (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
- n. a steady sound without overtones
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- 6:24A simple sentence becomes strong when the tone matches the moment.当语气与时刻相匹配时，一个简单的句子会变得有力。Think in English by Naming What You Notice First
- 3:12A simple sentence becomes strong when the tone matches the moment.当语调与时刻相符时，简单的句子也会变得有力。English Speaking Confidence When You Forget a Word
- 19:53Maybe we want to tone down people's ego, which in some cases is probably good.也许我们想降低人们的自我意识，在某些情况下这可能是件好事。How Tech Will (and Won’t) Replace Your Doctor | TED Intersections
- 7:59said that you wanted to, you said you wanted to maybe tone it down a little bit this season.说你想，你说你想在这个季度稍微收敛一点。Alan Cumming Thinks He Can Beat Drake in Boxing, Talks Avengers: Doomsday & The Traitors: New Blood
- 11:54Yes, listening to native speakers is the best way to learn tone.是的，听母语者说话是学习语气的最佳方式。How to Express Your Feelings in English | Daily Life Conversation Practice | English Podcast
How it's said
Forms and phrases that come up again and again in the videos.
- Forms you'll hear
- tonestoned
- Often heard with
- rise tone16×tone match15×tone soft15×tone of12×your tone7×
Related words
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sentence'sentәnsn. a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a languagerhythm'riðәmn. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of musicpausepɒ:zn. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of somethingtranslatetræns'leitv. restate (words) from one language into another languageclassroom'klɑ:sru:mn. a room in a school where lessons take placerecoverri'kʌvәv. get or find back; recover the use of
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