缓和；柔和；降低

tone down───缓和；柔和；降低

tones down───缓和；柔和；降低

to bed down───躺下

turned down───减小，关小，调低；拒绝

bowed down───鞠躬

done down───完成

gone down───下降；平静下来；传下去；被接受

hosed down───用水管浇

moved down───将……移至低处，向下移；将……调到低班

The language of the article will have to be toned down for the mass-market.───这篇文章的措辞必须缓和一下以适合大众市场。

right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.───右翼领导人在会后缓和了他的好战言辞。

He toned down his criticism.───他降低了批评的调子。

Castro said there was a chance for negotiations now that the White House had toned down Bush-era hostility towards Havana.───卡斯特罗说，既然白宫已经缓和了布什任内那种敌视古巴的姿态，现在存在谈判的机会。

I tend to imagine this similar the coloured spot lights at rock concerts, only toned down, leaving only a sense of the colour in the air.───我倾向于想像类似于在摇滚音乐会上的颜色射灯，只是淡化了点，只留下了空气中的色彩。

The court case was over a toned-down version of the U. S. magazine that was launched in Indonesia last April.───这个案件围绕着去年四月推出的，格调比较收敛的印尼版美国花花公子杂志。

Warlocks got to crazy land with the % modifiers to their damage output (specifically with Demonic Sacrafice), that's been toned down.───术士得到的伤害加成太多，尤其是牺牲宝宝，这已经被削弱了。

Pass accuracy has been toned down for passes out of a double team, passes out of contact shots, and non-inbound full court passes.───降低了在被包夹时、投篮有身体接触时、以及非界外球的贯穿全场传球时的传球精确度。

The Obama administration may have toned down its Wall Street-bashing, and Congress is rethinking its plan to tax bonuses at up to 90%.───奥巴马政府对华尔街的压制或许已经有所缓和，国会也在重新考虑高达90%的红利税计划。

The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.