lilt

英 [lɪlt]

美 [lɪlt]

n.  (说话声的)抑扬顿挫; 节奏欢快的旋律; 轻快活泼的曲调
v.  以轻快的节奏说（或唱、发声）

现在分词：lilting　过去式：lilted　第三人称单数：lilts　复数：lilts　过去分词：lilted　

BNC.33091 / COCA.22583

牛津词典

noun

• （说话声的）抑扬顿挫
  the pleasant way in which a person's voice rises and falls
  1. Her voice had a soft Welsh lilt to it.
     她讲话的声音柔和而抑扬顿挫，有些威尔士口音。
• 节奏欢快的旋律；轻快活泼的曲调
  a regular rising and falling pattern in music, with a strong rhythm

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （说话声调的）欢快，抑扬顿挫
  If someone's voice has aliltin it, the pitch of their voice rises and falls in a pleasant way, as if they were singing.
  1. Her voice is childlike, with a West Country lilt.
     她的声音如孩童般，带有英格兰西南部诸郡的那种抑扬顿挫。

英英释义

noun

• a jaunty rhythm in music
  Synonym:swing

verb

• articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way

双语例句

• The woman was small and plump, with a lilt in her walk.
  那妇人矮小丰满，走路轻快而有节奏。
• She has a lilt to her voice. As one approaches, the tone of voice, the pitch, the cadences of speech convey their emotions.
  她说话的声调抑扬顿挫。一入走近时，其语调、音调和声音的抑扬顿挫就足以表明其情感。
• They eyed bearded men on planes and trains, glanced nervously at suspicious packages in shopping malls, and listened for the lilt of Arabic in airports and bus stations.
  他们密切注视在飞机、火车长着长胡子的人，紧张地瞥眼可着在购物中心的包裹，在机场和公交车站里听带着阿拉伯语的口音。
• She has a lilt to her voice.
  她说话的声调抑扬顿挫。他的语调是那么抑扬顿挫。
• These works were far surpassed in artistic quality by Sea Lilt written by Zhao in1927.
  在时间上是最早，但其艺术质量却远远不如赵氏1927年所作清唱剧《海韵》。
• He speaks English with a strong Chinese accent and speaks Chinese with a slight foreign lilt.
  他说英国话带者浓重的中国口音，而说中国话又带几分洋腔调。
• Her voice is childlike, with a West Country lilt.
  她的声音如孩童般，带有英格兰西南部诸郡的那种抑扬顿挫。
• Mr Goodnight's voice has returned to its more usual, gentle Southern lilt.
  古德奈特恢复了南方人常见的温和轻快的语调。
• She has a faint Irish lilt.
  她有点爱尔兰口音。
• There was a lilt in her voice which was new.
  她的声音里透出一种轻快活泼，这是以前没有的。