intone

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

"My vessel has only slight damage on forecastle and bulb, " I intone.
“我的船有前部水手艙和燈泡有輕微損毀，”我徐徐道來。
Urban planners intone phrases like “transport-oriented development” and “elegant density”.
城市規(guī)劃者們反復(fù)強(qiáng)調(diào)著“交通導(dǎo)向的開發(fā)”和“宜居密度”之類的概念。
Urban activists, a tiny minority, must not force the hands of politicians picked by hundreds of millions, they intone.
他們強(qiáng)調(diào)作為小群體的城市激進(jìn)分子不能強(qiáng)迫由上億人選出的政府的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者們。

Therefore, they solemnly intone, we should stop wasting lives and treasure trying to achieve it.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Democratic defeatism
When something goes wrong, managers simply intone: It would be un-Japanese to fire anyone or to close plants.
FORBES: A setting sun?
He would turn, level the pellet gun, intone: Are you aware of the usage of this human implement?
NEWYORKER: Tenth of December

to say something slowly and seriously in a voice that does not rise or fall much