mouth and nose area of animals; tone of voice
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
mouth and nose area of an animal
technicalPrimarily used in biology or zoological contexts to describe the protruding front part of an animal's head.
Gǒu狗
de的
líng灵
mǐn敏
xiù嗅
jué觉
yǔ与
qí其
kǒu口
wěn吻
jié结
gòu构
yǒu有
hěn很
dà大
guān关
xì系
。
A dog's keen sense of smell is closely related to the structure of its snout.
Zǐ仔
xì细
guān观
chá察
zhè这
tiáo条
yú鱼
de的
kǒu口
wěn吻
。
Observe the snout of this fish carefully.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
kǒng恐
lóng龙
de的
kǒu口
wěn吻
hěn很
cháng长
，
xiàng像
yī一
bǎ把
qián钳
zi子
。
This type of dinosaur had a very long snout, like a pair of pliers.
noun
tone; manner of speaking; nuance
neutralUsed for a person's tone of voice or the nuance of speech, conveying specific attitudes or purposes. Often seen in written language.
Tā他
yòng用
wán玩
xiào笑
de的
kǒu口
wěn吻
shuō说
：
“
Nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
cái才
lái来
a啊
？
”
He said in a joking tone, "Why did you only arrive now?"
Qǐng请
nǐ你
bù不
yào要
yòng用
jiào教
xùn训
rén人
de的
kǒu口
wěn吻
hé和
wǒ我
shuō说
huà话
。
Please don't speak to me in a lecturing tone.
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Zuò作
zhě者
zài在
zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
li里
shǐ使
yòng用
le了
yī一
zhǒng种
fěng讽
cì刺
de的
kǒu口
wěn吻
。
The author adopts a sarcastic tone in this article.
Lǐng领
dǎo导
yòng用
yán严
sù肃
de的
kǒu口
wěn吻
xuān宣
bù布
le了
zhè这
xiàng项
jué决
dìng定
。
The leader announced the decision in a solemn tone.
Suī虽
rán然
tā他
shuō说
de的
shì是
hǎo好
huà话
，
dàn但
kǒu口
wěn吻
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
bù不
shū舒
fu服
。
Although what he said was positive, the tone sounded very unpleasant.