intone

• vt. 吟诵；吟咏
• vi. 吟诵；吟咏

1. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;

"The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"

2. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm;

"The rabbi chanted a prayer"

3. speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone;

"please intonate with sadness"

The priest intoned the final prayer.

神父庄重地念了最后的祷文。

牛津词典

He quietly intoned several prayers...

他肃穆地轻声念了几句祈祷词。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'But Jesus is here!' the priest intoned.

“但是耶稣在这里！”牧师吟诵道。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Out in the yard a woman's hoarse contralto intoned a hymn.

院子里,一个嘶哑的女低音在吟诵赞美诗.

辞典例句

" Virgin most faithful, " her mother intoned.

" 最最忠贞的圣母, " 母亲吟诵着.

飘（部分）

The science of intoning was unknown.

吟诵的学问还不为人所知.

辞典例句

in-,进入，使，tone,语调。引申词义缓慢庄重的说。

intone (v.)

late 14c., entunen "sing, chant, recite," from Old French entoner "sing, chant" (13c.), from Medieval Latin intonare "sing according to tone," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + tonus "tone," from Greek tonos (see tenet). A different verb intone was in use 17c. 18c., from Latin intonare "to thunder, resound," figuratively "to cry out vehemently," from tonare "to thunder." Related: Intoned; intoning.