单词音标

quaver音标[\'kweivә]

汉语翻译

vi. 发颤音, 颤抖

vt. 颤抖地说, 用颤声唱出

n. 颤抖, 颤声, 八分音符

词型变化

形容词:quavery副词:quaveringly动词过去式:quavered过去分词:quavered现在分词:quavering第三人称单数:quavers

英语解释

名词 quaver:

a tremulous sound

a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note

同义词：eighth note

动词 quaver:

give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

同义词：waver

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

同义词：warble, trill

例句

She quavered an old folk song.

她以震颤声唱一首古老的民谣。

You could hear the quaver in her voice.

她的声音中能听出有些颤抖。

The children quavered out their little song.

孩子们颤悠悠地唱出了一支歌。

详细解释

qua.ver

v.（动词）

qua.vered,qua.ver.ing,qua.vers

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To quiver, as from weakness; tremble.

颤抖：战栗，如因虚弱；颤抖

To speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound.

以颤音说话：以颤抖的声音说；发出颤抖的声音

Music To produce a trill on an instrument or with the voice.

【音乐】 发颤声：在乐器上奏出颤音或以颤音演唱

v.tr.（及物动词）

To utter or sing in a trilling voice.

以颤抖的声音说或唱

n.（名词）

A quivering sound.

颤抖的声音

A trill.

颤音

Chiefly British An eighth note.

【多用于英国】 八分音符

来源：

Middle English quaveren [probably frequentative of] cwavien, quaven [to tremble]

中古英语 quaveren [] 可能是cwavien, quaven的重复动词 [颤抖]

【引伸】

qua.veringly

adv.（副词）

qua.very

adj.（形容词）