"tone down" in Chinese (Simplified)

缓和减弱

Definition

使某事变得不那么强烈、极端或显眼，尤其是在说话、写作或外表方面。

“Tone down” 属于比较口语的表达，经常用来让对方说话、行动或用色时不要太激烈或冒犯。常见搭配有 'tone down your language'，'tone down the colors'，'tone down your criticism'。

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

你可以**小声一点**吗？太大声了。

Please tone down the colors in this painting.

请**缓和**这幅画的颜色。

You should tone down your criticism next time.

你下次应该**缓和**你的批评。

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

如果你不**收敛**一下你的玩笑，有人可能会被冒犯。

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

老板让我**缓和**一下我的报告，因为听起来太负面了。

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

“也许你应该为这个活动**淡化**一下妆容，”她建议。