quaver
- IPA[ˈkwāvər]
美式
- (of a person's voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion
- a shake or tremble in a person's voice;a note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note or half a quarter note, represented by a large dot with a hooked stem.
noun: quaver, plural noun: quavers
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of a person's voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion his voice quavered with rage “I'm not safe here, am I?” she said in a quavering voice
名詞
- 1. a shake or tremble in a person's voice it was impossible to hide the slight quaver in her voice
- 2. British a note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note or half a quarter note, represented by a large dot with a hooked stem.
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈkweɪvə]
英式
- (of a person's voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion: his voice quavered with rage ‘I'm not safe here, am I?’ she said in a quavering voice
- a shake or tremble in a person's voice: it was impossible to hide the slight quaver in her voice
Oxford Dictionary