quaver

英['kweɪvə(r)] 美['kweɪvər]
  • n. 颤音;颤抖
  • v. 用颤声说(唱);震动;颤抖
quavery quaveringly quavered quavered quavering quavers
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Noun:
  1. a tremulous sound

  2. a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note

Verb:
  1. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

  2. sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

1. "That's true," chipped in Quaver.
“此话不假,”奎弗插嘴道。

来自柯林斯例句

2. There was a quaver in Beryl's voice.
贝丽尔的声音有一丝颤抖.

来自柯林斯例句

3. She restrained herself with difficulty from showing a quaver in her voice.
她努力克制住自己,不让自己的声音发抖.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4. There was the least quaver in her voice as she said this.
"她这么说时,声音几乎没有颤抖.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

5. Her voice was pitched unusually low to suppress the quaver.
她声音异常沉着,好把嗓子里的震颤压下去.

来自汉英文学 - 围城

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. You could hear the quaver in her voice.
      她的声音中能听出有些颤抖。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. She quavered an old folk song.
      她以震颤声唱一首古老的民谣。
    2. The children quavered out their little song.
      孩子们颤悠悠地唱出了一支歌。
    3. The sign on the wall seemed to quaver under a film of sliding warm water.
      墙上的招牌好象在一层浮动的融融的水流下颤动。