首页英语词典intoneintone英英释意

intone

英 [ɪn'təʊn] 美
  • vt. 吟诵;吟咏
  • vi. 吟诵;吟咏

英英释意


1. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;
"The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
2. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm;
"The rabbi chanted a prayer"
3. speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone;
"please intonate with sadness"