tone down

基本解释

Abdul Ali, one of brothers who runs the family restaurant, said he would have to tone down the dish for future contests to avoid another call out for the emergency services.
飯店的主人是兩兄弟，其中一個叫阿蔔杜.阿裡，他說他在以後的比賽中將會降低菜肴的辣度，以免再次呼叫救護車。
Sometimes this priority shift means you have to forgo one goal in exchange for another; for example, you might have to tone down your professional aspirations in return for a strong relationship.
有時，這個優先順序的改變意味著你需要放棄一個目標來成全另一個目標；例如：你可能要降低你的職業理想以換取愛情。
Tone down the cooking indoors and grill outdoors when you feel the need to cook for a cooler home.
如果你覺得有必要保持室內涼爽，就減少室內烹飪和戶外燒烤吧。

With U.S.unemployment near double digits, Cardillo cautions the Obama administration to tone down its rhetoric against Wall Street - something political analysts say is unlikely with U.S.mid-term elections only months away.
Many babies with Down syndrome have low muscle tone, so they need extra support when they are held.
"I kept hoisting mine up, but when you've got Christmas hams like mine,mate, the other boys tended to say 'pull your skirt back down again.' That's when you know what the tone of the movie is.

There's no indication that Bulgari intends to tone down the boldness of its designs.
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If you tone down something that you have written or said, you make it less forceful, severe, or offensive.
If you tone down a colour or a flavour, you make it less bright or strong.