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in a [adj] tone of voice
形容词如angry, calm, sarcastic等修饰tone of voice。
She spoke in a sarcastic tone of voice.
她用讽刺的语调说话。
说话的语气、方式或方法
tones of voice — plural of tone of voice
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说话的语气、方式或方法；语调；声调；口吻
The quality, manner, or way someone speaks.
She spoke in a sarcastic tone of voice.
她用讽刺的语调说话。
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说话的语气、方式或方法
The quality, manner, or way someone speaks.
I could tell from his tone of voice that he was upset.
从他的语调我能看出他很不高兴。
Her tone of voice made it clear that she wasn't joking.
她的口吻清楚地表明她不是在开玩笑。
Try to use a friendly tone of voice when you ask for help.
请求帮助时尽量使用友好的声调。
形容词如angry, calm, sarcastic等修饰tone of voice。
She spoke in a sarcastic tone of voice.
她用讽刺的语调说话。
常与speak, address, say等动词连用。
He addressed the crowd with a calm tone of voice.
他用平静的语调对人群讲话。
动词如lower, raise, change, control等。
She lowered her tone of voice to a whisper.
她把声调降低到耳语的程度。
Not this
She used a sarcastic voice tone.
Use this
She used a sarcastic tone of voice.
错误地使用 'voice tone' 作为复合名词，这是中文直译。正确的表达是 'tone of voice'，其中 'tone' 是中心词，'of voice' 是介词短语修饰 'tone'。
Not this
He spoke in a angry tone of voice.
Use this
He spoke in an angry tone of voice.
冠词 'an' 用于以元音音素开头的形容词前，'angry' 以元音 /æ/ 开头，所以应该用 'an' 而不是 'a'。
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