warble

英 ['wɔːbl] 美 ['wɔːrbl]

• v. 用颤音唱；鸟鸣
• n. 颤音；动物背上的肿块

英英释义

Noun:

1. a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly

Verb:

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

2. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling;

   "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. A blackbird was warbling from the branch.
   一只画眉鸟在枝头歌唱。

用作名词 (n.)

1. I heard the faint warble of Laura's voice.
   我听到劳拉那柔和的颤音。
2. The strain was solemn and affecting, sustained as it was by the pathetic warble of a voice.
   曲子既庄严又感人，是由悲怆的颤音唱出来的。

经典引文

• Birds on the branches warbling.

  出自： Milton

词汇搭配

• warble tone 颤音,啭音,低昂音...
• warble infestation 牛皮蝇症
• warble frequency 颤音频率
• warble rate 调频深度
• warble tone generator 颤音发生器
• warble fly 皮蝇

近反义词

【近义词】

• trill 颤声
• sing 唱
• pipe up 高声说话
• chirrup 吱喳声
• sing out 大声讲(自供)...
• yodel 用岳得尔歌调唱...
• quaver 颤音
• descant 详述