调子

On the whole, their tone was unequivocal.

他们调基本是。

Okay, Ron, which jokester changed the key on me?

|好了，罗恩，谁改了我调？

The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note.

蟋蟀发出了它们持久，单调而有意思调。

The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.

这份关于我们经济状况报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧调。