Margaret could not answer this. The whole tone of it annoyed her.

玛格丽特无法回答这个问题。整个语气让她恼火。

How that doctor treats that patient will set the whole tone for the office.

该医生如何治疗该患者将为办公室定下整个基调。

That horrible building lowers the whole tone of the neighborhood.

【tone】那栋难看的建筑物降低了周围的整体格调。

As a matter of fact, the whole tone of this house is very frivolous; I can see nothing but instances of virtue helped by oldness, and standing in great need of the chills of age.

事实上，整个房子的基调很轻浮； 我只能看到年老帮助美德的例子， 并且非常需要年老的寒意。

I was sure he was ill from the whole tone of his letters, and yet he would not answer me when I asked him, and I had no third person to whom I could apply for news'.

从他信中的整个语气我确定他病了，但当我问他时他不回答我，而且我也没有可以向他申请消息的第三者。