tremulous

英 [ˈtremjələs]

美 [ˈtremjələs]

adj.  (因紧张)颤抖的，战栗的; 使打战的; 使颤动的

GRE医学

BNC.26269 / COCA.24494

牛津词典

adj.

• （因紧张）颤抖的，战栗的；使打战的；使颤动的
  shaking slightly because you are nervous; causing you to shake slightly
  1. a tremulous voice
     颤抖的声音
  2. He was in a state of tremulous excitement.
     他激动得直发抖。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (声音或动作)震颤的，颤抖的，打战的；（笑容）怯生生的，不自然的
  If someone's voice, smile, or actions aretremulous, they are unsteady because the person is uncertain, afraid, or upset.
  1. She fidgeted in her chair as she took a deep, tremulous breath.
     她在椅子上坐立不安，轻颤着深吸了一口气。

英英释义

adj

• (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
  1. the old lady's quavering voice
  2. spoke timidly in a tremulous voice
  Synonym:quavering

双语例句

• Jack's voice went on tremulous yet determined.
  杰克接着讲下去，声音虽颤抖但却坚定。
• As if he were not busy enough trying to steady chelsea's tremulous defence of the Premiership title, the midfielder this week turned his attention to the many debates surrounding the club.
  他似乎嫌努力稳定切尔西艰难的卫冕之路还不够自己忙的本周这位中场球员将注意力转移到了围绕着俱乐部的许多争论上。
• His voice was too tremulous, the poise of his feelings too doubtful.
  他的声音太激动了，他感情的宁静太可疑了。
• ( music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones. This produces an effect called syncopation& another characteristic of jazz.
  （音乐）由于迅速重复某个声音而引起的震颤的声音效果。这便产生了切分音的效果。这种切分音是爵土音乐的另一个特征。
• I asked, with a very tremulous voice. the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe.
  我用颤抖的声音问。
• She scarcely recognised the tremulous voice on the end of the phone.
  她简直辨认不出电话那端微微颤抖的声音。
• CAST upon the floor, was tremulous with the vehemence of his appeal.
  而阳光在地板上照出的他的身影，还在由于刚才激昂的呼吁而颤抖。
• And we recount the twelve tremulous strokes of our experience, our life, our being, but unfortunately count wrong.
  我们描述我们的经验，我们的一生，我们的存在的十二道钟声，但是不幸的，我们数错了。
• Men are timid, tremulous, rather soft and submissive, easy in their very henlike tremulousness.
  男人胆小发抖，非常温驯，并如母鸡一样瑟瑟发抖时才感到自在。
• I know not only why today my life is all astir, and a feeling of tremulous joy is passing through my heart.
  我不知道为什么今天我的生活完全激动了，一种狂欢的感觉穿过了我的心。