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。 |