trilling

柯林斯词典

1. V-I If a bird trills, it sings with short, high-pitched, repeated notes. (鸟)唧啾
At one point a bird trilled in the conservatory. 在某一刻，一只鸟儿在温室里唧啾啼叫。
2. V-T If someone trills a sound such as the letter "r," they make the sound by tapping the end of their tongue against the inside of their mouth rapidly and repeatedly. 发出抖动的声音(如字母"r"的音)[技术]
He also trilled his r's. 他发“r”音时，声音也抖动了一下。
3. N-COUNT A trill is the playing of two musical notes repeatedly and quickly one after the other. 颤音[技术]
4. N the production of a similar effect using the uvula against the back of the tongue 发颤音
5. N the articulation of an (r) sound produced by holding the tip of the tongue close to the alveolar ridge, allowing the tongue to make a succession of taps against the ridge[phonetics]
6. N a melodic ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between a principal note and the note a whole tone or semitone above it 颤音 (Usual symbol , )[music]
7. N a shrill warbling sound, esp as made by some birds (尤指一些鸟发出的)啭声