intonation

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UK [.ɪntə'neɪʃ(ə)n]
  • n.语调；（演奏或唱歌中的）音准
  • Web声调；音调；发声
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intonation
n.
1.
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语调the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said
intonation patterns
语调类型
In English, some questions have a rising intonation.
英语中有些疑问句使用升调。
2.
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（演奏或唱歌中的）音准the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune

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AllAll,语调语调,音准音准,声调声调,音调音调,发声发声
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1.
Like other languages, English has a system of sounds, stress, and intonation that gives it a rhythm and melody all its own.
英语像其它语言一样，有它自己的一套由声音、重音和语调系统形成的英语独有的节奏和旋律。
yīng yǔ xiàng qí tā yǔ yán yí yàng , yǒu tā zì jǐ de yī tào yóu shēng yīn 、 zhòng yīn hé yǔ diào xì tǒng xíng chéng de yīng yǔ dú yǒu de jié zòu hé xuán lǜ 。
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2.
"You good . . . . . . long Qing? " His the voice spread to come over again, intonation with ahead seem to be a bit different.
“你好……长卿？”他的声音又传过来，语气和之前似乎有些不一样。
" nǐ hǎo … … cháng qīng ? " tā de shēng yīn yòu chuán guò lái , yǔ qì hé zhī qián sì hū yǒu xiē bù yí yàng 。
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3.
Finally , it is less than half the price of any Greenline clarinet , and suffers much less in terms of intonation .
最后，硬橡胶单簧管的价格是任何绿线单簧管的一般，而且音准方面问题少很多。
zuì hòu , yìng xiàng jiāo dān huáng guǎn de jià gé shì rèn hé lǜ xiàn dān huáng guǎn de yì bān , ér qiě yīn zhǔn fāng miàn wèn tí shǎo hěn duō 。
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4.
That chilly and damp intonation seemed to be from the underground to all over to come.
那阴寒的口气，好像从地底冒出来的。
nà yīn hán de kǒu qì , hǎo xiàng cóng dì dǐ mào chū lái de 。
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5.
In terms of pronunciation and intonation, American English differs a great deal from the Queen's English, let alone its written form.
仅就语音和语调来说，美语与英语的区别已众人皆知，更不用说其书面语言了。
jǐn jiù yǔ yīn hé yǔ diào lái shuō , měi yǔ yǔ yīng yǔ de qū bié yǐ zhòng rén jiē zhī , gèng bú yòng shuō qí shū miàn yǔ yán le 。
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6.
No doubt that English pronunciation is important, but compared with English intonation, the latter is much more important.
英语语音固然重要，但同语调相比，语调更重要。
yīng yǔ yǔ yīn gù rán zhòng yào , dàn tóng yǔ diào xiāng bǐ , yǔ diào gèng zhòng yào 。
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7.
When pitch, stress and sound length are tied to the sentence rather than the word in isolation, they are collectively known as intonation.
当音高、重音和音长依附于一个句子而不是单个单词时，这些音素合起来叫做语调。
dāng yīn gāo 、 zhòng yīn hé yīn cháng yī fù yú yī gè jù zi ér bú shì dān gè dān cí shí , zhè xiē yīn sù hé qǐ lái jiào zuò yǔ diào 。
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The researchers believe that this need to interpret intonation is why Mandarin speakers need to use both sides of their brain.
研究者们相信这就是为什么说汉语的人要动用两个半脑来理解。
yán jiū zhě men xiāng xìn zhè jiù shì wèi shén me shuō hàn yǔ de rén yào dòng yòng liǎng gè bàn nǎo lái lǐ jiě 。
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9.
He produces sounds correctly and is able to self-correct grammatical inaccuracies, he uses intonation effectively.
它能够准确地发出声音并能自我纠正语法错误，它还能有效地利用音调
tā néng gòu zhǔn què de fā chū shēng yīn bìng néng zì wǒ jiū zhèng yǔ fǎ cuò wù , tā hái néng yǒu xiào de lì yòng yīn diào
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He would ask me to repeat this several times until, to my surprise, he got the complicated intonation almost right.
他要我重复几遍，直到令我惊讶地几乎完全掌握了那复杂的音调。
tā yào wǒ chóng fù jǐ biàn , zhí dào lìng wǒ jīng yà de jī hū wán quán zhǎng wò le nà fù zá de yīn diào 。
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