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

一个声格中一般曲折最长，平和升次之，降最短。

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

我不喜欢他话的腔，我觉得他好像很屈尊一样。

There is an acrid tone to your remarks.

你这些话的带有讥刺意味。

The allusions lend the work a classical tone.

这个典故使作品带古典味。

He was able to imbue even the friendliest words with a tone of biting criticism.

即使是最友好的话他也能以冷嘲热讽的出来。

He spoke in a tone of weary cynicism.

他用一种愤世嫉俗的话。

The judge's tone was solemn as he pronounced sentence on the convicted murderer.

当法官宣布对被证明有罪的杀人犯的判决时语很严肃。

There was a tone of mockery in his voice.

他话的语含有嘲笑的意味。

On the whole, their tone was unequivocal.

他们的子基本上是明确的。

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。

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

这个男人的声音里带有威胁的。

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。

I have no brow of such a pedagogical tone.

我不喜欢这种学究的。

His tone was characterized by curtness and dryness.

他语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的细微变化。

His tone changed dramatically when he saw the money.

当他看到钱时，话语发生了戏剧性的变化。

He winced inwardly at her harsh tone.

她那严厉的语令他胆寒。

There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.

她语中带着几乎未加掩饰的敌意。

He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.

他老是用命令的讲话。

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。