quaver

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

verb

1. （嗓音因紧张或害怕等）颤抖，颤动
   if sb's voice quavers , it is unsteady, usually because the person is nervous or afraid
   1. ‘I'm not safe here, am I?’ she asked in a quavering voice.
      “我在这里不安全吧？”她用颤抖的声音问道。

noun

1. 八分音符
   a note that lasts half as long as a crotchet/quarter note
2. 颤抖的嗓音
   a shaking sound in sb's voice

名词复数形式:quavers 过去式:quavered 现在分词:quavering 第三人称单数:quavers 过去分词:quavered

1. 'That's true,' chipped in Quaver
   “此话不假，”奎弗插嘴道。
2. Her voice quavered and she fell silent.
   她声音发颤然后便默不作声了。
3. The sign on the wall seemed to quaver under a film of sliding warm water.
   墙上的招牌好象在一层浮动的融融的水流下颤动。
4. '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。
5. My wife knew how my father was about his emotions, and I could hear her voice quaver as she spoke to me.
   我妻子知道我父亲是那种不轻易流露感情的人，当她和我说话时，我能听见她的声音在颤抖。
6. 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。
7. A double dotted half note or minim is equal in length to three quarter notes or crotchets and an 8th note or quaver. a time signature indicating four beats to the bar.
   半音加两个符点，时值等于三个四分音符或一个八分音符。每小节有四个四分音符或与其相当的音乐时值。
8. She restrained herself with difficulty from showing a quaver in her voice.
   她努力克制住自己，不让自己的声音发抖。
9. To tremble or quaver in sound, as of the voice or a musical note.
   海茨帕回来后问道，她的声音颤抖。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. Her voice was pitched unusually low to suppress the quaver.
    她声音异常沉着，好把嗓子里的震颤压下去。
13. A tremulous sound; a quaver.
    颤音；震动；颤抖；发颤音。