quaver
英 [ˈkweɪvə(r)]
美 [ˈkweɪvər]
v. (嗓音因紧张或害怕等)颤抖，颤动
n. 八分音符; 颤抖的嗓音
复数：quavers 过去式：quavered 现在分词：quavering 第三人称单数：quavers 过去分词：quavered
Collins.1 / BNC.28266 / COCA.24924
牛津词典
verb
- （嗓音因紧张或害怕等）颤抖，颤动
if sb's voice quavers , it is unsteady, usually because the person is nervous or afraid- ‘I'm not safe here, am I?’ she asked in a quavering voice.
“我在这里不安全吧？”她用颤抖的声音问道。
- ‘I'm not safe here, am I?’ she asked in a quavering voice.
noun
- 八分音符
a note that lasts half as long as a crotchet/quarter note - 颤抖的嗓音
a shaking sound in sb's voice
柯林斯词典
- VERB (声音因紧张或害怕而)颤抖
If someone's voicequavers, it sounds unsteady, usually because they are nervous or uncertain.- Her voice quavered and she fell silent.
她声音发颤然后便默不作声了。 - Quaveris also a noun.
- There was a quaver in Beryl's voice.
贝丽尔的声音有一丝颤抖。
- Her voice quavered and she fell silent.
- 八分音符
Aquaveris a musical note that is half as long as a crotchet.
in AM, use 美国英语用 eighth note
英英释义
noun
- a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
- a tremulous sound
verb
- sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
- give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
双语例句
- Her voice began to quaver and I thought she was going to cry.
她的声音开始颤抖，我想她要哭了。 - To tremble or quaver in sound, as of the voice or a musical note.
海茨帕回来后问道，她的声音颤抖。 - My wife knew how my father was about his emotions, and I could hear her voice quaver as she spoke to me.
我妻子知道我父亲是那种不轻易流露感情的人，当她和我说话时，我能听见她的声音在颤抖。 - Her voice quavered and she fell silent.
她声音发颤然后便默不作声了。 - I tried to imitate his accent and the quaver which could sometimes be heard in his voice.
我试图模仿他的口音以及他说话时偶尔能听到的颤音。 - 'That's true,' chipped in Quaver
“此话不假，”奎弗插嘴道。 - 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。 - 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。 - A tremulous sound; a quaver.
颤音；震动；颤抖；发颤音。 - 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。