I answered yes in a quavering voice.我用颤抖的声音说是.Even his voice became quavering and lost its old masterfulness.他说话的声音已不象当年那样斩钉截铁,铿锵有力,而是含含混混、结结巴巴、有气无力.The gentle breeze set the flames of the lamps quavering.微风吹得灯火微微跳动....
They have little acquaintance with colloquial English.他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通." Movie " is a colloquial word for " moving picture " .movie是moving picture 的口语体.His stumbling attempts at colloquial Russian amused her.他结结巴巴地学说俄语，把她逗乐...
我们的确很亲近，非常在乎对方。We were really close. We thought the world of each other.别和他太亲近了——他是个无赖.Don't get too matey with him he's a rogue.你不要和他太亲近.Keep your distance from him....