intoned

英 [ɪnˈtəʊnd]

美 [ɪnˈtoʊnd]

v.  缓慢庄重地说
intone的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 缓慢庄重地说;(以单一的音调)吟咏，吟诵
  If youintonesomething, you say it in a slow and serious way, with most of the words at one pitch.
  1. He quietly intoned several prayers...
     他肃穆地轻声念了几句祈祷词。
  2. 'But Jesus is here!' the priest intoned.
     “但是耶稣在这里！”牧师吟诵道。

英英释义

adj

• uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting
  1. their chantlike intoned prayers
  2. a singsong manner of speaking
  Synonym:chantlikesingsong

双语例句

• Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer
  理查德叔叔吟诵了《圣经》中的一章，又即兴作了一段祈祷文。
• "Let up pray," the priest intoned to his congregation.
  让我们祷告吧，牧师用吟咏的声调对会众说。
• In the last period of the Qing Dynasty, Gong Zizhen intoned the shatters to criticize the mainstream society with the indignant attitude.
  晚清龚自珍吟咏落花，以激愤和前瞻的姿态疏离主流社会。
• It was 1962 in England, he intoned, but still 1943 in Japan, such was the difference in teeth between these two great religions.
  英格兰已经是1962年，剧中他拖长声音说道，而日本还停留在1943年，这两种伟大的宗教就有这么大的差别。
• Undoubtedly, any music work which is strictly written in accordance with the sequence of music must be intoned, however Alban Berg often broke the bondage of tonality in sequence in composing techniques, skills, making certain harmony mixed with the tonal music sounds lasting appeal.
  可以肯定的是，任何按照严格序列写出的音乐必定是无调性的，然而贝尔格却经常冲破调性的束缚，在序列作曲技法中混用某些和声技巧，使音乐听起来具有调性的韵味。
• "Virgin most faithful," her mother intoned. a man constant in adherence to his ideals; a constant lover; constant as the northern star.
  “最最忠贞的圣母，”母亲吟诵着。忠诚于自己的理想不变的人；忠贞的爱人；像北斗星一样忠诚不变。
• Two Cultured Odes Intoned for Long-Explaining Traditional Culture Meaning of Two Old School Songs of Xinmin Normal College of Shenyang University
  儒雅赋咏弦歌不辍&解读沈阳大学新民师范学院两首旧校歌的传统文化内涵
• The funeral was interrupted by a burst of gunfire as the priest intoned the liturgy for the latest victim of the fighting.
  正当牧师为战斗中最新的牺牲者吟咏祷告文时，一阵枪炮声打断了葬礼。
• Fiscal retrenchment, they intoned, would not alone repair the public finances of eurozone countries.
  他们动情地表示，仅靠财政紧缩无法修复欧元区国家的公共财政。
• The dogs intoned to the strangers.
  狗对着生人不停地吠叫。