Word · Frequency #26634
trill
发出颤音；用颤音演唱或演奏；（声音）颤抖
to make a trill; to sing or play with a trembling, vibrating sound; to quaver.
- 1.
To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
发出颤音；发出颤音或颤音；以颤抖的声音演奏或歌唱；具有颤抖的声音；颤抖
- 2.
To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.
赋予颤音的特质；以颤音发出
把…发成颤音；用颤音发出；发出颤音；发出颤音或颤音；以颤抖的声音演奏或歌唱；具有颤抖的声音；颤抖；赋予颤音的特质；以颤音发出；用颤声说；用颤音唱
In use
The bird trilled a cheerful song from the top of the tree.
She can trill the letter 'r' like a Spanish speaker.
The phone trilled softly on the desk.
Verb forms
base trill · third person trills · -ing trilling · past trilled · past participle trilled
规则变化
Connections
Collocations
- birds trill
- 鸟儿鸣啭
- The birds trilled in the trees all morning.鸟儿整个早上在树林里鸣啭。
- trill a song
- 用颤音唱一支歌
- The canary trilled a cheerful song.金丝雀用颤音唱了一支欢快的歌。
- trill on the flute
- 用长笛演奏颤音
- She trilled on the flute during the slow movement.她在慢板乐章中用长笛演奏颤音。
- trill with laughter
- 发出清脆的笑声
- The children trilled with laughter at the clown's tricks.孩子们被小丑的把戏逗得发出清脆的笑声。
Synonyms
- quaver
- 用颤抖的声音说或唱；声音发颤 · 强调因情绪激动或虚弱导致声音颤抖，不像 trill 那样特指音高快速交替的装饰音。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象小鸟抖着舌尖唱出悠长的‘啾—’颤音：trill 的 t 像舌尖轻点，r 像连续抖动，一看到 trill 就想到声音在颤抖。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：music performance、phonetics practice trill 作动词时多用于音乐演唱/演奏和语音学发音等具体语境；在日常口语中较少作为普通动词使用。整体语气中性，正式或随意场合都可接受。
Grammar Note
及物动词后接声音或歌曲；不及物动词表示发出颤音
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'trill' /trɪl/, sharing the final /ɪl/ sound and the spelling -ill. Be careful with useful lookalikes that sound different: 'trail' /treɪl/ and 'trial' /ˈtraɪəl/ do not rhyme with 'trill'; 'thrill' /θrɪl/ does rhyme but begins with /θ/, and 'till' /tɪl/ lacks the /r/ after /t/.
Learn the forms together
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