定调子

set the scene───为…作好准备

set the pace───v.领先；起领头作用；定速度

get the bounce───被开除；与朋友或爱人绝交

set the tempo───设定节奏

earth tone───褐土色；茶色

get the axe───被开除

get the boot───解雇

get the hook───被解雇

get the nod───得到许可，被选中

You want to set the tone for a beautiful night.───你一定想让这夜晚变得美妙起来。

It has set the tone for further measures, including the launching of the Euro.───它为今后所要采取的措施, 包括欧元的发行,奠定了基调.

Unfortunately, their disagreement over the issue set the tone for the whole evening.───不幸的是, 他们在这个议题上的意见分歧使整个晚上笼罩着阴影.

The favorable report of the company's profit for the market set the tone.───当天,利好的公司盈利报告为市场走势奠定了基调.

This aspect will set the tone for several aspects to come as the days unfold.───这意味着来接下来的几天会发生的事的基调.

She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy.───她坚定地说明了公司的方针，为会议定下了调子。

Their first exchange set the tone for a new relationship.───他们初步交换意见,为建立新关系定了调子.

The friendly atmosphere set the tone for the rest of the visit.───这种友好气氛为后来的停留定了调子.

Her friendly opening speech set the tone for the whole conference.───她友好的开幕词确定了整个会议的基调.

How China responds will set the tone for global trade and foreign exchange markets for 2010.───中国如何回应,将为2010年的全球贸易和外汇市场定下基调.

Her friendly opening speech set the tone for whole conference.───词确定了整个会议的基调.

Opening remarks are important since they set the tone for the rest of the interview.

These were the Cold Warriors who set the tone for the Fifties.

This ambition set the tone of my research from the late 1980s to the early 1990s.

He believes this 11-acre parcel will set the tone for the other 100 acres of undeveloped land also in the area.

But the stand which really set the tone was the third-wicket pairing of Stewart and Smith.

The Prime Minister's fierce speech set the tone for the rest of the conference.

She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy.

Her enthusiastic speech set the tone for the day's conference.

The back row set the tone of the class because it acted throughout as one, indivisible, incredibly noisy unit.