trill /trɪl/ TEM8 ( trilling, trilled, trills )

• 1. 

  V-I If a bird trills, it sings with short, high-pitched, repeated notes. (鸟)唧啾

  例：

  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]

  例：

  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