Aclinic tone and assurgent tone take second place.Katabatic tone is always the shortest tone.

一个声调格局中一般曲折调最长，平调和升调次之，降调最短。

My legs seem to have toned up with all that walking.

走了那么多路后, 我的腿好像有劲起来。

He winced inwardly at her harsh tone.

她那严厉的语气令他胆寒。

There is an acrid tone to your remarks.

你说这些话的口气有讥刺意味。

The allusions lend the work a classical tone.

这个典故使古典味。

There was a tone of mockery in his voice.

他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。

I have no brow of such a pedagogical tone.

我不喜欢这的口吻。

I didn’t like his tone of voice; I felt he was being condescending.

我不喜欢他说话的腔调，我觉得他好像很屈尊一样。

We heard the dulcet tones of the sergeant, bawling at us to get on parade.

我们听到中士用“悦耳”的声音向我们大喊，让我们跟上队伍。

The newspaper toned down its attack.

那家报纸缓和了他们的攻击。

This violin has very good tone.

这把小提琴的音色很好。

On the whole, their tone was unequivocal.

他们的调子基本上是明确的。

He spoke in a tone of weary cynicism.

他用一愤世嫉俗的口气说话。

His tone was characterized by curtness and dryness.

他语气的特点是唐突而又冷淡。

This boy can discriminate minute variations in tone.

这位男孩能辨别出音调的细微变化。

His tone changed dramatically when he saw the money.

当他看到钱时，说话语调发生了戏剧性的变化。

There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.

她语气中着几乎未加掩饰的敌意。

He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.

他老是用命令的口吻讲话。

A tone of menace entered into the man's voice.

这个男人的声音里有威胁的口气。

The tone of the Cabinet is veered by every incidental change of war.

内阁因战况的偶然变化而改变意见。