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词汇 quavering
释义 quavering
present participle ofquaver
quaver
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈkweɪ.vər/ us /ˈkweɪ.vɚ/
If a person's voice quavers, it shakes, usually because of emotion: (声音)颤抖
Her voice began to quaver and I thought she was going to cry.她的声音开始颤抖,我觉得她快要哭了。
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quavery

Examples of quavering


quavering

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


They should have addressed the nation in ringing tones, with a united voice, not as so often in quavering accents, contradicting each other most of the time.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Spasmodic dysphonia is caused by strained vocal chord movement, which results in awkward voice problems, such as jerkiness or quavering.
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Wikipedia

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It is a language that emphasizes on the tonic and fifth, with quavering pitch-play, especially pitch-flattening, around the third, the fifth, and sometimes the seventh.
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Wikipedia

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And he was talking to them like that, with his voice quavering and his eyes on fire.
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Wikipedia

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It is an irregular, quavering image of hope, this inscription on the edge of official history (209).
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Richard's singing veers from restraint to expressions of yearning, with a quavering timbre.
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Wikipedia

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