Quaver



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 发颤音, 颤抖;n. 颤音
• ［英］ v. 发颤音, 颤抖 ( shake; tremble) ;
• ［类］ voice : quaver / hand : tremble ( 声音发抖 / 手颤抖)
• ［例］ in a quavering voice

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (quavered; quavering)

• Etymology: Middle English, frequentative of quaven to tremble
• Date: 15th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. tremble
  • 2. trill
  • 3. to utter sound in tremulous tones
• transitive verb
  • to utter quaveringly
• ? quaveringly adverb
• ? quavery adjective

II. noun

• Date: 1570
• 1. eighth note
• 2. trill 1
• 3. a tremulous sound

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