tone. muscle tone. Ms. Harris did not have the time or the political muscle tone to develop a compelling narrative about where she would lead the country if elected president.

Because Mr. Biden stayed in the race in 2023 and half of 2024, Ms. Harris did not have the time or the political muscle tone to develop a compelling narrative about where she would lead the country if elected president. That has prevented her from closing the deal with some voters who do not want to support Mr. Trump.

tone

/təʊn/

noun

1. 1.

   a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.

   "they were speaking in hushed tones"

   Similar:

   timbre

   sound

   sound quality

   voice

   voice quality

   colour

   tone colour

   tonality

   resonance

   ring
2. 2.

   the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

   "my friend and I lowered the tone with our oafish ways"

   Similar:

   mood

   quality

   feel

   style

   note

   air

   attitude

   character

   spirit

   flavour

   grain

   temper

   humour

   effect

   tenor

   vein

   drift

   gist

verb

1. 1.

   give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a muscle).

   "push-ups help tone your abs"
2. 2.

   Photography

   give (a monochrome picture) an altered colour in finishing by means of a chemical solution.

   "it's a good idea to sepia tone the whole print first"

muscle tone  肌張力

Muscle tone

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Muscle_tone

Muscle tone (residual muscle tension or tonus) is the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch ...