单词	quaver
释义	quaver1 verbquaver2 noun quaverqua‧ver1 /ˈkweɪvə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINquaver Origin: 1400-1500 quave ‘to shake’ (13-19 centuries) Verb Table VERB TABLE quaver Simple Form Present I, you, we, they quaver he, she, it quavers Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they quavered Present perfect I, you, we, they have quavered he, she, it has quavered Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had quavered Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will quaver Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have quavered Continuous Form Present I am quavering he, she, it is quavering you, we, they are quavering Past I, he, she, it was quavering you, we, they were quavering Present perfect I, you, we, they have been quavering he, she, it has been quavering Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been quavering Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be quavering Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been quavering Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Her voice quavered as she recounted details of the attack. if your voice quavers, it shakes as you speak, especially because you are nervous or upset:  ‘It’s not true,’ she said, in a quavering voice. ‘No,’ he quavered.—quavery adjective quaver1 verbquaver2 noun quaverquaver2 noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Finally, the third rhythm forms a contrastingly smooth arpeggio which sweeps upwards in pairs of quavers. His voice carried a barely perceptible quaver. The quaver would be far too quick for the pizzicato, especially in chord work like this. The rapid bowed quavers of the former become the rapid staccato semiquavers of the latter. The repeating shape of the accompaniment in quavers is designed to recur only at the first beat of the seventh bar. The smile appears forced, unsteady, seems to quaver, though it is frozen in silver nitrate. word sets WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun 1British English a musical note which continues for an eighth of the length of a semibreve SYN eighth note American English2a shaking sound in your voice
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