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

• The old lady's quavering voice; spoke timidly in a tremulous voice.
  老女人颤抖的声音；说话时声音因害羞而颤抖。
• 'Yes, sir,'replied Oliver, in a low, tremulous voice.
  “是，先生。”奥立弗哆哆嗦嗦地低声答道。
• He watched her tremulous hand reach for the teacup.
  他看着她微颤着手去拿茶杯。
• She saw herself in a score of pathetic situations in which she assumed a tremulous voice and suffering manner.
  她想象自己在几十个令人伤心的场景里露面，做出痛苦的姿势，声音颤抖地说话。
• A tremulous sound; a quaver.
  颤音；震动；颤抖；发颤音。
• More than once, he had cleared his throat, and drawn in the long, deep, and tremulous breath, which, when sent forth again, would come burdened with the black secret of his soul.
  他不止一次清好喉咙，颤抖着深吸一口长气，准备在再度吐气的同时，把他灵魂深处的阴暗秘密装上，一吐为快。
• 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。
• His voice has a timid and tremulous sound.
  他的话音听起来叫人胆战又心惊。
• Gerald's kisses still burned on her lips and the touch of his hands was tremulous on her arms.
  杰拉尔德的吻仍然在她嘴唇上发烧，他双手的接触仍在她手臂上传流。
• Despite these trends, personal preferences also play into whether mother sounds more beautiful than inglenook, and tremulous.
  不过抛开这些语音趋势，mother是否比inglenook和tremulous听起来更优美，个人喜好也发挥了很大作用。