intonation lilt speak in measured tones high and low rising and falling in cadence
He started to speak in a nasal sing-song voice.
他开始用一种带有鼻音的、抑扬顿挫的声调说话。
—— 柯林斯例句Her voice is child-like, 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。
—— 柯林斯例句Her voice, small and fluting, stopped abruptly.
她细小但却抑扬顿挫的声音戛然而止。
—— 柯林斯例句He had a pleasant, lilting northern accent.
他说话带着悦耳的、抑扬顿挫的北方口音。
—— 柯林斯例句He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences.
他讲话缓慢而抑扬顿挫、把握有度。
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