quaver

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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

发音

其它 /ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)/

词形变化

quavers 复数 quavers quavered quavering quavers 三单 quavering 现在分词 quavered 过去式 quavered 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

颤抖；八分音符；颤音

动词

颤抖

动词

颤抖；发颤音

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A trembling shake.

  2. 2.

    A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.

  3. 3.

    an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.

    八分音符

    音乐
v.
  1. 1.

    To shake in a trembling manner.

  2. 2.

    To use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To utter quaveringly.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

eighth note

上位词 3

sound note tone
动词

同义词 3

waver trill warble

上位词 5

sound voice sing vocalise vocalize

相关短语

quaver rest quaver rests

词源

From Middle English quaveren, frequentative form of quaven, cwavien (“to tremble”), equivalent to quave + -er. Cognate with Low German quabbeln (“to quiver”), German quabbeln, quappeln (“to quiver”). More at quave, quab, quiver.

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