quaver

英 ['kweɪvə(r)] 美 ['kweɪvər]

• n. 颤音；颤抖
• v. 用颤声说(唱)；震动；颤抖

英英释义

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

例句

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。

经典引文

• Her voice..quavered like the voice of an old, impotent woman.

  出自： P. D. James

近反义词

【近义词】

• shake 摇动
• tremble 战悚
• quiver 颤抖
• quake 震动
• vibrate (使)振动
• trill 颤声
• warble 用颤音唱
• shiver 颤动
• quail 鹌鹑
• wobble 摆动
• tremolo 颤音
• tremor 震动
• vibration 震动
• shrug 耸肩
• eighth note 八分音符
• waver 动摇