warble

1. V-T/V-I When a bird warbles, it sings pleasantly. (鳥) 鳴囀; 啁啾

The bird continued to warble. 鳥兒繼續(xù)啁啾。

...birds warbling a morning chorus. …鳥兒們齊唱晨曲。

2. V-T/V-I If someone warbles, they sing in a high-pitched, rather unsteady voice. 用顫音高唱

She warbled as she worked. 她一邊干活一邊顫聲高唱。

...singers warbling "Over the Rainbow."

…歌手們顫聲高唱著《彩虹那一端》。

3. N the act or an instance of warbling 顫音

4. N a small lumpy abscess under the skin of cattle caused by infestation with larvae of the warble fly (由于牛蠅幼蟲寄生而形成的)牛皮下的腫塊