| 释义 |
quaver/ˈkweivə/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr.a (esp. of a voice or musical sound) vibrate, shake, tremble (尤指嗓音或音乐声)颤抖,颤音 b use trills or shakes in singing 在演唱中使用颤音 2 tr.a sing (a note or song) with quavering 用颤音演唱(音符或歌) b (often foll. by 常后跟 out) say in a trembling voice 颤抖着说 ●n. 1 Mus. a note having the time value of an eighth of a semibreve or half a crotchet and represented by a large dot with a hooked stem 【音】八分音符 2 a trill in singing 演唱中的颤音 3 a tremble in speech 说话中的颤抖 □ quaveringly adv.□ quavery adj.[Middle English from quave, perhaps from an Old English word related to QUAKE] |