set the tone for
基本解释
- 爲……設定基調
- 爲……設置音調
英汉例句
- Set the tone for your day by starting early and get moving.
提早出發,行動要快。 爲你的一天定下步調。 - In 1832, Turner made a second trip to Venice that filled his imagination and set the tone for the rest of the decade.
1832年,透納再次來到了威尼斯,這次旅行使他充滿了想象力竝爲他以後十年間的畫風奠定了基調。
www.chinadaily.com.cn - The ruling could help set the tone for how thousands of other claims are handled by federal and state courts, legal experts say.
法律專家稱,該判決將有助於爲聯邦及州法院受理的其它數千起索賠案奠定基調。 - President Obama denied the charge. The summit host,Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning, praised President Obama for a positive attitude, which he said set a congenial tone that ensured success at the gathering.
- In addition to Europe. Mr.Obama's separate talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the summit sidelines could give him a chance to set the tone with two world powers known for sometimes testy relations with Washington.
- Several recent pieces of legislation have set the tone for appropriately dealing with risk.
FORBES: Improving Insurance Decision Making - Day, Obama and Clinton traded barbs that set the tone for the rest of the week.
NPR: Big Win for Obama in S.C., GOP Focuses on Florida