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intone 音標拼音: [ɪnt'on] vt.
vi. 吟詠 吟詠 intone v 1: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; " The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [ synonym: { tone}, { chant}, { intone}] 2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; " The rabbi chanted a prayer" [ synonym: { chant}, { intone}, { intonate}, { cantillate}] 3: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; " please intonate with sadness" [ synonym: { intonate}, { intone}] Intone \ In* tone"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Intoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Intoning}.] [ LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in L. tonus tone. See { Tone} and cf. { Entune}, { Intonate}.] 1. To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To speak with a distinctive or unusual tone in the voice, or in a monotone; as, the professor intoned his lectures as though by rote. [ PJC]
Intone \ In* tone"\, v. i. To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 37 Moby Thesaurus words for " intone": anthem, ballad, carol, chant, chirp, chirrup, choir, chorus, croon, descant, do- re- mi, hum, hymn, intonate, lilt, minstrel, pipe, psalm, quaver, roulade, serenade, shake, sing, sing in chorus, sol- fa, solmizate, tremolo, trill, troll, tweedle, tweedledee, twit, twitter, vocalize, warble, whistle, yodel
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