trill
Word family nountrilltrillo
trill1 /trɪl/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 1 SINGSOUNDto make a short repeated high sound 发出短促重复的高音;发出(颤音) birds trilling in the trees 在树林里啼啭的鸟儿
The phone trilled sharply. 电话铃丁零零地响着。
2 HIGH SOUND OR VOICEto say something in a high happy voice that sounds slightly false 欢快地说(话) ‘Have a nice time, darling, ’ she trilled. “玩得开心点,亲爱的。”她欢声说道。
trill2 noun [countableC] 1. technicalAPM a musical sound made by quickly moving between two notes 〔音乐的〕颤音 2 HBBSOUNDa short repeated high sound 短促重复的响声;〔鸟的〕啼啭,唧唧啾啾 the trill of blackbirds 乌鸫的啼啭声
Origin trill2 (1600-1700) Italian trillo, from trillare “to trill”, probably from Dutch trillen “to shake very quickly”