quaver
quaver 英 [ˈkweɪvə(r)] 美 [ˈkwevɚ]
vt. 颤抖 vi. 颤抖；发颤音 n. 颤抖；八分音符；颤音
进行时:quavering 过去式:quavered 过去分词:quavered 第三人称单数:quavers 名词复数:quavers
- A quaver is a trembling or shaking sound, especially in a person's voice. When you give your first speech in front of a crowd, don't be surprised to hear a quaver in your voice.
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- vt. 颤抖
- vi. 颤抖；发颤音
- n. 颤抖；八分音符；颤音
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1. 'I shouldn't mind learning why - why the sun do shine on the just and the unjust alike, ' she answered, with a slight quaver in her voice.
“我倒想学一学为什么——为什么太阳都同样照耀好人和坏人，”她回答说，声音里有点儿发抖。
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2. The gurgling resolved itself into words pronounced with a lingering ghastly quaver. "Hail Mary, Hara Ram, " Gold Teeth said, "the snakes are after me.
嘴里的含混不清开始随着抖动发出句子来“赞美圣母，”金牙姑姑说到“蛇在追我，哪都是。
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3. Her voice began to quaver as she acknowledged that she had been alone at home not just on her birthday, but for days and days.
当贝柔承认自己不只生日那天独自在家，还有好一段时间都是如此，说话的声音开始颤抖。
- quaver (n.) 1560s, in music, "eighth note," from quaver (v.). Meaning "a tremble in the voice" is from 1748.
- quaver (v.) "to vibrate, tremble," early 15c., probably a frequentative of cwavien "to tremble, shake" (early 13c.), which probably is related to Low German quabbeln "tremble," and possibly of imitative origin. Meaning "sing in trills or quavers" first recorded 1530s. Related: Quavered; quavering.
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