Aclinic tone and assurgent tone take second place.Katabatic tone is always the shortest tone.

一个声调格中一般曲折调最长，平调和升调次之，降调最短。

I didn’t like his tone of voice; I felt he was being condescending.

我不喜欢他说话腔调，我觉得他好像很屈尊一样。

There is an acrid tone to your remarks.

你说这些话口气带有讥刺意味。

The allusions lend the work a classical tone.

这个典故使作品带古典味。

He was able to imbue even the friendliest words with a tone of biting criticism.

即使是最友好话他也能以冷嘲热讽口吻说出来。

He spoke in a tone of weary cynicism.

他一种愤世嫉俗口气说话。

The judge's tone was solemn as he pronounced sentence on the convicted murderer.

当法官宣布对被证明有罪犯判决时语气很严肃。

There was a tone of mockery in his voice.

他说话语气含有嘲笑意味。

On the whole, their tone was unequivocal.

他们调子基本上是明确。

My legs seem to have toned up with all that walking.

走了那么多路后, 我腿好像有劲起来。

A tone of menace entered into the man's voice.

这个男声音里带有威胁口气。

We heard the dulcet tones of the sergeant, bawling at us to get on parade.

我们听到中士“悦耳”声音向我们大喊，让我们跟上队伍。

I have no brow of such a pedagogical tone.

我不喜欢这种学究口吻。

His tone was characterized by curtness and dryness.

他语气特点是唐突而又冷淡。

This boy can discriminate minute variations in tone.

这位男孩能辨别出音调细微变化。

His tone changed dramatically when he saw the money.

当他看到钱时，说话语调发生了戏剧性变化。

He winced inwardly at her harsh tone.

她那严厉语气令他胆寒。

There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.

她语气中带着几乎未加掩饰敌意。

He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.

他老是命令口吻讲话。

The tone of the Cabinet is veered by every incidental change of war.

内阁因战况偶然变化而改变意见。