Tremulous

(a.) Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar.

(a.) Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.

整理:史黛丝

• I am afraid I was in a tremulous state for a minute or so, though I did my best to disguise it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Only me,' replied a tremulous voice. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• To invoke your pity, said the lovely Jewess, with a voice somewhat tremulous with emotion, would, I am aware, be as useless as I should hold it mean. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Again, stepping nearer, he besought her with another tremulous eager call upon her name. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• But she did not weep easily, and the long habit of self-control reasserted itself, though she was still too tremulous to speak. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Yes, sir,' replied Oliver, in a low, tremulous voice. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Caroline, beginning in a low, rather tremulous voice, but gaining courage as she proceeded, repeated the sweet verses of Chénier. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• And if she can get no friend, she says she thinks she'll die, Jos proceeded in a low tremulous voice. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The Court sits tremulous, powerless: varies with the varying temper of the Esplanade, with the varying colour of the rumours from Paris. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I heard, through the dead silence, the soft drip of the rain and the tremulous passage of the night air through the trees. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• God's will be done, said Cedric, in a voice tremulous with passion, which Front-de-Boeuf imputed to fear. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• I know you think me ungrateful, Rebecca continued, coming out of the window, and once more looking at him and addressing him in a low tremulous voice. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I doubted if we should have got home without assistance, the boy's steps were so uncertain and tremulous. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The panting of the horses communicated a tremulous motion to the coach, as if it were in a state of agitation. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Then again she was conscious of another change which also made her tremulous; it was a sudden strange yearning of heart towards Will Ladislaw. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Her sensibilities were so weak and tremulous that perhaps they ought not to be talked about in a book. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Mr. George, says Grandfather Smallweed with a tremulous wave of his shrivelled hand, this is the gentleman, sir. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Not alone, my dear, nor unprotected, neither,' submitted Mr. Bumble, in a voice tremulous with fear: '_I_ am here, my dear. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Mary did not mean to betray any feeling, but in spite of herself she ended in a tremulous tone of vexation. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I was flushed, and tremulous from head to foot: tell it not in Gath, I believe I was crying. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• The young ladies of the Conservatoire, being very much frightened, made rather a tremulous exhibition on the two grand pianos. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• It seemed strange and ghostlike in that dreary old house, perhaps because of the already tremulous state of his nerves. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• She heard it in his grave and tremulous voice. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.

整理:希欧多尔