undertone

noun

1. 蕴涵的感情（或特质、意思）；寓意；弦外之音
   a feeling, quality or meaning that is not expressed directly but is still noticeable from what sb says or does
   1. His soft words contained an undertone of warning.
      他温和的话中蕴涵着警告之意。
   2. The play does not have the political undertones of the novel.
      这部戏没有小说的那种政治寓意。

1. N-COUNT 低声；悄声
   If you say something in an undertone, you say it very quietly.
   1. 'What d'you think?' she asked in an undertone...
      “你觉得怎么样？”她小声地问道。
   2. Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.
      衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。
2. N-COUNT 言下之意；寓意
   If something has undertones of a particular kind, it suggests ideas or attitudes of this kind without expressing them directly.
   1. The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger.
      啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。
   2. ...a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious undertones.
      诙谐却寓意深刻的荤段子

1. 'What d'you think?' she asked in an undertone
   “你觉得怎么样？”她小声地问道。
2. Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.
   衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。
3. The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger.
   啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。
4. Now she caught the low undertone, as of the wind sinking down to repose itself; then ascended with it, as it rose through progressive gradations of sweetness and power, until its volume seemed to envelop her with an atmosphere of awe and solemn grandeur.
   如今她聆听着那低低的音调，犹如大风缓吹，逐渐平患一般；然后，她又随着那步步上升的甜美和力量飞腾，直到那音量似乎用敬畏和庄严的宏体氛围将她包裹起来。
5. If you're fair-skinned, go for a shade of dress that is more pink or peach in its undertone.
   如果你是浅白肤色，就穿一条底色以粉色或桃红色为主的礼服。
6. It was this profound and continual undertone that gave the clergyman his most appropriate power.
   牧师正是靠了这种深邃而持续的低沉语调而获得了恰到好处的力量。
7. But, throughout it all, and through the whole discourse, there had been a certain deep, sad undertone of pathos, which could not be interpreted otherwise than as the natural regret of one soon to pass away.
   但是，贯穿布道词始终的，一直有某种低沉、哀伤的悲调，使人们只能将其解释为一个即将告别人世的人的自然的仟悔。
8. Across town, at Cones, in the West Village, corn ice cream comes with a toasty undertone and a dusting of cinnamon.
   在城的另一端，西村圆筒冰激凌店（Cones）里的玉米冰激凌有烤面包的底色，外面撒了一层肉桂。
9. Most people should use a blush with a slight brown undertone for best results. Blushes with red undertones can actually make the face look heavier than it is.
   大部分人都会用点腮红来衬托肤色。然而往往腮红会让脸看起来比较臃肿。
10. Ron told Harry and Hermione in an undertone as they left Percy to it.
    他们离开珀西时，罗恩低声对哈利和赫敏说。
11. It is the thought of sin that will keep you low at His feet, and give the deep undertone to all your adoration.
    就是因为想到罪，才使你低声俯伏在他脚前，深深地降服敬拜他。
12. But he did call me to answer. I stood up slowly from my chair with a blush on my face and stated in an undertone due to lack of confidence.
    但是他还是点了我，我从椅子上缓慢地站起来，脸煞得红了，因为没有自信，我很小声地回答了他的问题。
13. The noise occultation was significant, and the undertone was the easiest one to be occulted.
    噪音对信号的掩蔽作用显著，其中低音最易被掩蔽。
14. Marks a unique air, undertone and attitude towards the life
    是一种空间、是一种气息、是一种生活的态度
15. The warning undertone is that unless we, as consumers, purchase the components of childhood we might not get it right.
    一个微弱的声音警告说，作为消费者，如果我们不购买这些童年构成品，我们就可能做错。
16. The nose is full of bright berry fruit and violets with green pepper and a soft tobacco-like undertone.
    富有鲜美的干果仁水果味及伴有轻微青椒和柔软烟草味的紫罗兰香味，就像在窃窃私语。
17. Convicting Ms Tymoshenko for a gas deal done with Vladimir Putin, Russia's prime minister and future president, has an "anti-Russian undertone", said the foreign ministry.
    外交部称，判决季莫申科和俄国前总理暨现任总统弗拉基米尔。普金有天然气交易，有一种反对俄罗斯的潜在意味。
18. He replied, laughing but with a undertone of regret.
    他笑着答道，不过笑声中带有一丝后悔的味道。
19. Though her expression was serious, her voice had an undertone of amusement.
    虽然她表面镇静，但声音里却流露出喜悦。
20. His voice sank down to a steady and reproachful undertone.
    他的声音降了下去，变得平稳了，里面还带着点儿责备。
21. The undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.
    该底色是非常明确的：当时的婚姻的基础是感情，但不占有。
22. Mrs. Fisher added in an undertone to Selden.
    费雪太太小声对赛尔登说。
23. In an undertone he gave me the lowdown on them.
    他低声给我有关他们的底细。
24. There was an undertone of bitterness in his words.
    他话中有刺。
25. He turned back to the boy and said in a trusting and secretive undertone: "let's not pay any attention to him ok?"
    他又转向男孩，用一种信任而机密的口气小声说，“咱们别理他，嗯？”
26. Cool skin types have a blue undertone in their skin.
    冷色的肤色有蓝色的基调。
27. The young director filmed this story in a bittersweet undertone, playing with fictional and documentary codes.
    年轻的导演以一种苦乐参半的语调讲述了这个故事，虚构与纪实的因素穿插其间。
28. A remark made in an undertone so as to be inaudible to others nearby.
    窃窃私语小声说出以不让旁边其他人听到的话。
29. Hung-chien and his wife heard it all very clearly and blushed simultaneously, but could not easily refute it, since wen-wan's question was spoken in an undertone as though not meant for their ears.
    鸿渐夫妇全听清了，脸同时发红，可是不便驳答，因为文纨问的声音低得似乎不准备给他们听见。
30. There is also a suspicion that Chuan Ying Lou seems to carry an erotic undertone& does it in any way reflect my romances?
    又怀疑着这钏影楼三字，好像是个香艳的名词，有没有我的什么罗曼史在里面？

n.

in an undertone

in undertones

• 低声地；小声地
  in a quiet voice

noun

1. a pale or subdued color

   Synonym:    tinge

2. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance

   Synonym:    undercurrent

3. a quiet or hushed tone of voice
   1. spoke in undertones