overtones
['oʊvəˌtoʊnz]
n.
暗示,含意,弦外之音;
暗示,含义,弦外之音( overtone的名词复数 );
例句:
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The strike has taken on overtones of a civil rights campaign.
罢工带上了民权运动的意味。
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It's a quite profound story, with powerful religious overtones.
这个故事寓意深远,具有强烈的宗教色彩。
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There were political overtones to the point he was making.
他的论点有政治含义。
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It's the Malthusian overtones that I find disturbing.
来自SA
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Bleak House...is visibly dark with overtones of...personal dissatisfaction.
来自F. Kaplan
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There seem to be political overtones behind the warming hypothesis.
来自SA