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单词 undertone
释义
undertone
noun
uk
/ˈʌn.də.təʊn/us
/ˈʌn.dɚ.toʊn/

undertonenoun(CHARACTERISTIC)

[C]
aparticularbut notobviouscharacteristicthat apieceof writing orspeech, anevent, or asituationhas:
（文章或讲话的）含意，弦外之音；（事件或情况的）蕴含意义
Ithoughtherspeechhadslightlysinisterundertones.我认为她的话里有点儿不祥的意味。
It was acomedyactwith an undertoneofcruelty.这是一个有点儿残忍的喜剧节目。
[C]
acolour,smell,flavour, etc. that ispartof something but not the mostobviouspart:
（非主要的）隐约的颜色、气味或味道
The elephant'spalegreyskincarriesundertones ofviolet.大象的皮肤在浅灰色中带着一丝紫色。
Theginhas auniquecrispflavourthat is verywell-balancedwithlight,sweetundertones.这种杜松子酒具有独特的清新风味，与其清甜的余味平衡得非常好。
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undertonenoun(QUIET VOICE)

in an undertone(alsoin undertones)
in a veryquietvoice:
轻声地，低声地
Freddiemutteredsomething to me in an undertone.弗雷迪轻声向我嘀咕了些什么。
Theyspokein undertones inordernot tostartletheanimal.为了不惊动动物，他们轻声地说话。
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  • blah
  • blether
  • blither
  • coo
  • declaim
  • declamatory
  • drone on
  • gabble
  • loose
  • mumble
  • pipe
  • ramble
  • rattle on/away
  • talk trashidiom
  • throwyourvoiceidiom
  • trill
  • word salad
  • yak
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(Definition ofundertonefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

undertone| American Dictionary

undertone
noun[C]
us
/ˈʌn·dərˌtoʊn/

undertonenoun[C](CHARACTERISTIC)

aqualityof something that yourealizeexistsalthoughit is notexpresseddirectly:
Hisremarkscarriedan undertone ofanger.

undertonenoun[C](LOW VOICE)

alowvoice:
Josémutteredsomething to me in an undertone.
(Definition ofundertonefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofundertone

undertone
In some ways, discounting the political undertones, it is understandable.
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The basic theme of that statement has very considerable and even threatening undertones.
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Much of what they do has social undertones, and much of their activities has characteristics of local or national monoply.
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The ordinary people, as is customary, talked in undertones.
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There was no ideological clash, there was no history of bitterness and there were no undertones or overtones of confiscation.
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Whether there are overtones or undertones of partisanship in this debate, they are as nothing compared with what would have been raised in another place.
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The first emphasises the huge range of overtones and undertones.
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All kinds of overtones and undertones have been introduced into the argument.
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I do not know what he meant by that, but it was clearly intended to have certain undertones.
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There is nothing sinister about it and there is no reason why a theatre should not have these undertones.
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I have referred already to the nasty undertones in this affair.
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We thought that it was better to table a motion which did not have any pejorative overtones or undertones.
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In this case there are no political overtones or undertones.
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Although it was good, there were sinister and worrying undertones about the way in which it was produced.
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The terms of reference of this report and, therefore, of this debate are very narrow but there are undertones of wider, inescapable questions.
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