quavery
adjective uk/ˈkweɪ.vər.i/ us/ˈkweɪ.vɚ.i/ (also quavering, uk/-ɪŋ/ us)
(声音)颤抖的
If your voice is quavery, it shakes slightly, usually because you are nervous, frightened, sad, etc.
"You can't let them in here," he said in a quavery voice. “你不能让他们进来“,他用颤抖的声音说。
See: quaver
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- Margaret's voice was still quavery.
- "What do you want?" she asked, furious with herself for producing such a high, quavery sound.
- the quavery indecision of her voice
- Curtis confides in a quavering voice that he's been feeling sad and lonely as one of the few college students living in a violent housing project.