Tremulous
['tremjʊləs] or ['trɛmjələs]
解釋/意思:
(a.) Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar.
(a.) Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.
整理:史黛丝
同義詞及近義詞:
a. Shaking, trembling, quivering.
錄入:沃尔特
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Vibratory, shivering, shaking, trembling, jarring, quivering
ANT:Equable, motionless, smooth, invibratory, vibrationless
整理:希欧多尔
例句/造句/用法:
- I am afraid I was in a tremulous state for a minute or so, though I did my best to disguise it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Only me,' replied a tremulous voice. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- To invoke your pity, said the lovely Jewess, with a voice somewhat tremulous with emotion, would, I am aware, be as useless as I should hold it mean. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Again, stepping nearer, he besought her with another tremulous eager call upon her name. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- But she did not weep easily, and the long habit of self-control reasserted itself, though she was still too tremulous to speak. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Yes, sir,' replied Oliver, in a low, tremulous voice. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Caroline, beginning in a low, rather tremulous voice, but gaining courage as she proceeded, repeated the sweet verses of Chénier. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- And if she can get no friend, she says she thinks she'll die, Jos proceeded in a low tremulous voice. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The Court sits tremulous, powerless: varies with the varying temper of the Esplanade, with the varying colour of the rumours from Paris. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I heard, through the dead silence, the soft drip of the rain and the tremulous passage of the night air through the trees. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- God's will be done, said Cedric, in a voice tremulous with passion, which Front-de-Boeuf imputed to fear. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- I know you think me ungrateful, Rebecca continued, coming out of the window, and once more looking at him and addressing him in a low tremulous voice. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I doubted if we should have got home without assistance, the boy's steps were so uncertain and tremulous. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- The panting of the horses communicated a tremulous motion to the coach, as if it were in a state of agitation. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Then again she was conscious of another change which also made her tremulous; it was a sudden strange yearning of heart towards Will Ladislaw. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Her sensibilities were so weak and tremulous that perhaps they ought not to be talked about in a book. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Mr. George, says Grandfather Smallweed with a tremulous wave of his shrivelled hand, this is the gentleman, sir. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Not alone, my dear, nor unprotected, neither,' submitted Mr. Bumble, in a voice tremulous with fear: '_I_ am here, my dear. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Mary did not mean to betray any feeling, but in spite of herself she ended in a tremulous tone of vexation. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- I was flushed, and tremulous from head to foot: tell it not in Gath, I believe I was crying. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- The young ladies of the Conservatoire, being very much frightened, made rather a tremulous exhibition on the two grand pianos. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- It seemed strange and ghostlike in that dreary old house, perhaps because of the already tremulous state of his nerves. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- She heard it in his grave and tremulous voice. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
整理:希欧多尔