| Front | trill |
|---|---|
| Back | / tril / ◙ noun 1. a repeated short high sound made, for example, by sb's voice or by a bird • (人的)颤声,短促尖声；(鸟的)啼啭,唧唧啾啾 2. (music 音) the sound made when two notes next to each other in the musical scale are played or sung quickly several times one after the other • 颤音 3. (also roll) (phonetics 语音) a sound, usually an / r / , produced by making the tongue vibrate against a part of the mouth • 颤音◙ verb 1. [V] to make repeated short high sounds • (连续)发颤音,发短促的响声 【SYN】 warble : »A phone trilled on the desk. 办公桌上的电话丁零零地响了。 »The canary was trilling away happily. 那只金丝雀唧唧啾啾地欢唱个不停。 2. [V speech] to say sth in a high cheerful voice • 欢快地高声说 【SYN】 warble : »'How wonderful!' she trilled. "太妙了！"她高兴地喊道。 3. [VN] (phonetics 语音) to pronounce an 'r' sound by making a trill (3) --› compare roll v. (10) • 发 r 颤音 |
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