| 短语 | lower the tone (of sth) |
| 释义 | lower the tone (of sth) to make something not as nice as it was败坏（某事物的）格调:•They thought an influx of students would lower the tone of the neighborhood.他们认为大量学生住进来会破坏这街区的格调。•Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (=include rude jokes etc in what you say) !你肯定会降低谈话的格调！—lowered adj:•He leaned forward and spoke in a lowered voice.他俯过身去，压低声音说话。 |
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