set the tone for
基本解释
- 为……设定基调
- 为……设置音调
英汉例句
- Set the tone for your day by starting early and get moving.
提早出发，行动要快。 为你的一天定下步调。 - 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，透纳再次来到了威尼斯，这次旅行使他充满了想象力并为他以后十年间的画风奠定了基调。
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.
法律专家称，该判决将有助于为联邦及州法院受理的其它数千起索赔案奠定基调。 - 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