quaver
pronunciation
UK [ˈkweɪvə(r)]
US [ˈkwevɚ]
-
- vi.
- 颤抖，震动
- 发颤音
- （声音）发颤
-
- vt.
- 颤抖着说[唱]
- 用颤音演奏
-
- n.
- 颤音
- 颤声
- [乐]八分音符
Word Origin
quaver 颤动，颤抖
来自qu-所表示的拟声词，模仿松软，颤动或颤抖的声音，词源同quaver,quake.
Example
- 1. You could hear the quaver in her voice .
- 她的声音中能听出有些颤抖。
- 2. I started to feel my knees quaver .
- 我开始感觉我的膝盖发抖。
- 3. 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。
- 4. 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。
- 5. Minnie had a quaver of conscience as she took it , but did not know how to explain to hanson if she took less .
- 敏妮接过钱时，良心很不安。但是她不敢少收钱，因为那样的话，她没法向汉生交代。
more: >如何使用 "quaver" 造句