tremulous

adj.

1. （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。

1. 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 are tremulous, 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。

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。
2. 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。
3. The fabric of her life, of all that constituted her, quivered and grew tremulous.
   她生命的机制、她整个的结构都不禁震动、战栗起来。
4. The trying nature of his position drove the blood from his cheek, and made his lips tremulous.
   他被置于随她的境地，直通得他面颊上失去血色，双唇不停地颤抖。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. To move with a slight tremulous motion; tremble, shake, or quiver.
   悸动急迅而有力地抖动；战栗、摇动或颤动。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. ( in) a tremulous voice
    （以）颤抖的声音
12. ( 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。
13. The old man's voice had become at once tremulous.
    老人的声音一下子变得颤抖了。
14. He watched her tremulous hand reach for the teacup.
    他看着她微颤着手去拿茶杯。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 'Yes, sir,'replied Oliver, in a low, tremulous voice.
    “是，先生。”奥立弗哆哆嗦嗦地低声答道。
19. Jack's voice went on tremulous yet determined.
    杰克接着讲下去，声音虽颤抖但却坚定。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. No bone had he to bind him, His speech was like the push Of numerous humming-birds at once His countenance a billow, His fingers, if he pass, Let go a music, as of tunes Blown tremulous in glass.
    没有骨头把它捆扎起来，它的话就像大群的蜂鸟同时拥拥挤挤它的容貌是一阵巨浪，它的手指，如果经过，会释放出一曲音乐，那曲调仿佛从玻璃中颤抖地吹出。
23. 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。
24. "I like these days better," she said but her voice was tremulous.
    “我更喜欢现在这样的日子，”她说，但是声音有点颤抖。
25. The water looked like a sheet of tremulous silver.
    水面像一片颤动的白银。
26. His manner was often offensively supercilious, and then again modest and self-effacing, almost tremulous.
    他的态度常常起初是敌对地傲慢的，跟着又谦逊、自卑而几乎畏缩下来。
27. His voice has a timid and tremulous sound.
    他的话音听起来叫人胆战又心惊。
28. A tremulous sound; a quaver.
    颤音；震动；颤抖；发颤音。
29. 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。
30. Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender.
    把握它，感受它，每一丝的震颤纤细。

adj

1. (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