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词汇 intoning
释义 intoning
present participle ofintone
intone
verb[ T ]
 formaluk /ɪnˈtəʊn/ us /ɪnˈtoʊn/
to say something slowly and seriously in a voice that does not rise or fall much: (以平直的语调)缓慢而严肃地说
[ + speech ]"Let us pray," the priest intoned to his congregation.“我们祷告吧。”牧师缓慢而庄重地对会众说道。
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Examples of intoning


intoning

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Here the precentors are sitting, and they alternate with one another, two together alternately intoning the psalms, very pleasantly and magnificently.
It is, however, syntactically independent and serves the poetic function of constantly intoning the exhortation to rejoice.
The intoning is then repeated, tuned to a dissonant pitch cluster.
I thought he was beginning to burst into song, but he was only intoning.
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It is no good intoning an incantation about how we want higher standards and about taking people from industry into higher education.
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When she reaches 9, an ominous-sounding male voice is suddenly heard intoning the countdown of a rocket launch.
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Ominous choirs are heard intoning as the black skies give way to high winds and tall waves.
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Its use after compline is likely traceable to the monastic practice of intoning it in chapel and chanting it on the way to sleeping quarters.
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None of his intoning devices have survived, though recently some have been reconstructed and used in performances.
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A curious practice which exists from ancient times is the intoning of the antiphons and psalms to the celebrant.
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It was here that her most prominent qualities of the vocal technique (e.g. flawless intoning, unique way of carrying a note) started to take shape.
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The five antiphons and psalms are sung with the first assistant intoning the antiphons and the cantors intoning the psalms.
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Meticulous clarity, an ingenious twist in punctuation, modulation and intoning, coupled with an import of soulful meditation on every syllable, both lyrical and musical, marked his singing.
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