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quaver

/kwey-ver/US // ˈkweɪ vər //UK // (ˈkweɪvə) //

八分音符,颤音,夸父,八分音符符

Related Words

shudder不寒而栗,颤抖,震颤,颤抖着quiver颤抖,颤动,颤抖吧,抖动quake地震,震灾,震荡,震wobble摇摆不定,晃动,摇摆,摇摆不定的vibrate震动,振动,震荡,震撼note备注,注,注意,说明shiver颤抖,哆嗦,颤动,抖动vacillate摇摆不定,游移不定,徘徊不前,游移waver摇摆不定,摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定的shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动falter趑趄不前,摇摆不定,衰退,摇摇欲坠tremor摇晃,震颤,震荡,摇晃感tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动oscillate摇摆不定,摆动,摇摆不定的,摆动的trill颤音,颤动,颤抖,颤振

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
    • : to sound, speak, or sing tremulously: Her voice quavered a moment and then she regained control.
    • : to perform trills in singing or on a musical instrument.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to utter, say, or sing with a quavering or tremulous voice.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a quavering or tremulous shake, especially in the voice.
    • : a quavering tone or utterance.
    • : Music . an eighth note.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Forms: quavering
Synonyms
falter趑趄不前,摇摆不定,衰退,摇摇欲坠note备注,注,注意,说明oscillate摇摆不定,摆动,摇摆不定的,摆动的quake地震,震灾,震荡,震quiver颤抖,颤动,颤抖吧,抖动shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动shiver颤抖,哆嗦,颤动,抖动shudder不寒而栗,颤抖,震颤,颤抖着tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动tremor摇晃,震颤,震荡,摇晃感trill颤音,颤动,颤抖,颤振vacillate摇摆不定,游移不定,徘徊不前,游移vibrate震动,振动,震荡,震撼waver摇摆不定,摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定的wobble摇摆不定,晃动,摇摆,摇摆不定的

Examples

  • There were lines in her face that Davy had never seen, a near quaver in her voice that he had never heard.

  • She stopped, for fear of breaking into a quaver, and smiled brightly.

  • “I reckon I had to do it, old man,” he said, a quaver in his voice.

  • “What I want to know is whether I can serve you—now or afterwards,” she added, with a quaver.

  • She evidently realized that her tone was a mere quaver of assent, for she repeated the word more firmly.

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