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    British, and honestly not common any more: colours that tone in with each other look good together, they harmonize. 'The curtains tone in with the carpet.' You might meet it in older or formal British writing about homes and clothes. Most people today just say the colours 'go with' or 'match' each other. Always with 'with', no object.

    色調相配

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

tone inverb

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    To fit well (with something, in colour, mood, etc.).

    • The stately couch […]; the high-backed chairs […]; the fine oak carvings—all gave a solemnity to the place that toned in with Constance’s forlorn spirit […]
    • […] some white grapes covered with a silver bloom and a big cluster of purple ones. These last she had bought to tone in with the new dining-room carpet.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。