tone down

US /toʊn daʊn/
UK /toʊn daʊn/
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緩和, 降低, 減弱

make something less forceful, intense, or extreme

:
The director asked him to tone down his performance.
導演要求他緩和一下表演。
You need to tone down your criticism if you want to be heard.
如果你想被傾聽,你需要緩和你的批評。