動詞 tone:

1. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
   同義詞：tone, chant, intone
2. vary the pitch of one's speech
   同義詞：tone, inflect, modulate
3. change the color or tone of
   同義詞：tone
4. change to a color image
   同義詞：tone
5. give a healthy elasticity to
   同義詞：tone, tone up, strengthen

形容詞 toned:

1. having or characterized or distinguished by tone or a specific tone; often used in combination
2. having or distinguished by a tone; often used in combination

1. He wanted the bright colours in her house toned down.
   他要把室內(nèi)的亮光色彩緩和一下。
2. Their enthusiasm has toned down since they discovered the cost.
   他們知道了價錢之後心氣兒就低了。
3. In his public statement the minister toned down his criticisms he had made in private.
   部長在公開發(fā)表言論時比他在私下批評時的調(diào)子要緩和一點(diǎn)兒。
4. Having or producing uniformly dark tones with little contrast, as in a photograph.
   低調(diào)的具有或產(chǎn)生統(tǒng)一的幾乎沒有對比的深色調(diào)，比如在照片中