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intone sth
作及物动词时，宾语常为祈祷文、圣歌、诗篇等需要庄重诵读的内容。
The priest intoned the final prayers at the ceremony.
牧师在仪式上吟诵了最后的祷文。
单调地念；以单一语调说
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
单调地念；以单一语调说
say in a flat, repetitive, rhythmic way
The priest intoned the final prayers at the ceremony.
牧师在仪式上吟诵了最后的祷文。
常含贬义，指声音单调、没有变化。
赋予音调或音调变化；发声。
To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
以音乐般或拖长的音调发出；用歌唱般的声音说或背诵；吟诵。
To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.
发出音调；发出持续的声音。
To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.
intone
Base
原形
intones
3rd person
第三人称单数
intoning
-ing
现在分词
intoned
Past
过去式
intoned
Past participle
过去分词
He intones the opening prayer every morning.
他每天早晨吟咏开场祷文。
She intoned the chant slowly.
她缓慢地吟咏了那首圣歌。
They have intoned this psalm many times.
他们多次吟咏过这首圣歌。
规则动词；常用于庄重或吟诵的语境。
The tour guide intoned the history of the castle in a steady, unexcited voice.
导游用平稳而平淡的语调念出城堡的历史。
She intones the lyrics of the folk song in a gentle, musical voice.
她用轻柔而悦耳的嗓音吟诵那首民歌的歌词。
While the clerk was intoning the terms, I tried to focus on the main points.
当职员单调地念着条款时，我努力集中注意力在要点上。
作及物动词时，宾语常为祈祷文、圣歌、诗篇等需要庄重诵读的内容。
The priest intoned the final prayers at the ceremony.
牧师在仪式上吟诵了最后的祷文。
用于直接引语时，表示以缓慢、庄重或单调的语调说出。
He intoned, "We shall not give in."
他拖长声调说：“我们不会屈服。”
Not this
I like the intone of her voice.
Use this
I like the intonation of her voice.
intone 是动词，不能用作名词；表示“语调、声调”应使用名词 intonation。
Not this
The priest intoned at the prayer.
Use this
The priest intoned the prayer.
intone 是及物动词，直接以吟诵内容为宾语，不需要介词 at；介词 at 会改变动作指向，使意思变成“朝向祈祷文发出单调声音”，而非“吟诵祈祷文”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
吟诵祈祷文
The priest intoned a prayer for peace.
牧师为和平吟诵祈祷文。
吟唱圣歌
The monks intoned a chant during the morning service.
僧侣们在晨祷仪式上吟唱圣歌。
吟诵圣诗
She intoned a psalm in a soft, steady voice.
她用轻柔平稳的声音吟诵圣诗。
吟诵咒语
She closed her eyes and intoned the mantra.
她闭上眼睛吟诵咒语。
用特定的语调说出这些话
He intoned the words slowly, as if making a solemn announcement.
他缓慢地、用特定的语调说出这些话，仿佛在发表庄重的声明。
而我低声吟唱。
In the Church's hit song 'Under the Milky Way', the singer intones this wistful line.
在The Church乐队的金曲《Under the Milky Way》中，歌手幽幽吟唱出这句怅惘的歌词。
Use intone naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
intone里有tone（语调），把语调融入话语中，即“吟咏”般地说。
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教仪式、诗歌朗诵、正式演讲 intone 是较正式的表达，多用于描述吟诵、祈祷或以特定语调说话；在日常口语中较少出现。
These words rhyme with the stressed syllable of intone (/təʊn/). Most use the spelling -one (bone, phone, stone, zone); tone itself is the exact final chunk of intone. Known rhymes too but is spelled -own with a silent k. Beware useful lookalikes that do not rhyme: ton /tʌn/, tune /tjuːn/, and intonation /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən/ — its second syllable is /tə/, not /təʊn/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.