"tone down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 緩和
• 減弱

Definition

讓某事變得不那麼強烈、極端或顯眼，尤其是在說話、寫作或外表方面。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Tone down” 用於比較口語的場合，常用於請求對方說話、行動或顏色不那麼強烈或冒犯。常見搭配如 'tone down your language'，'tone down the colors'，'tone down your criticism'。

Examples

Can you tone down your voice? It's too loud.

你可以**小聲一點**嗎？太大聲了。

Please tone down the colors in this painting.

請**緩和**這幅畫的顏色。

You should tone down your criticism next time.

你下次應該**緩和**你的批評。

If you don't tone down your jokes, someone might get offended.

如果你不**收斂**一下你的玩笑，有人可能會被冒犯。

The boss asked me to tone down my report because it sounded too negative.

老闆讓我**緩和**一下我的報告，因為聽起來太負面了。

"Maybe you should tone down the makeup a bit for this event," she suggested.

「也許你應該為這個活動**淡化**一下妝容，」她建議道。