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1. There is an undertone of regret in what he said.
他的话中带有悔意。
2. They are talking in undertones.
他们在低声说话。
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3. 弦外之音：accent 重音 | tone-overtone言外之意 | undertone弦外之音
4. 低音：undertax 课税太低 | undertone 低音 | undertook 承担
1. 低声；悄声
If you say something in an undertone, you say it very quietly.
e.g. 'What d'you think?' she asked in an undertone...
“你觉得怎么样？”她小声地问道。
e.g. 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. 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.
e.g. The sobbing voice had an undertone of anger.
啜泣声中隐隐透着愤怒。
e.g. ...a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious undertones.
诙谐却寓意深刻的荤段子
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1. And this time, there is a very strong philosophical undertone that is deeply rooted in our culture.
undertone在线翻译
noun
1. undertone的翻译
1. a pale or subdued color
Synonym: tinge
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2. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance
implicit meaning
Synonym: undercurrent
3. a quiet or hushed tone of voice
e.g. spoke in undertones