warble
/ˈwɔːbl/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɔrbəl] /ˈwɔːrbl/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɔrbəl] /ˈwȯr-bəl How to pronounce warble (audio)/ (ame, mw)
warble — 動詞
- warblepresent simple I / you / we / they
- warbleshe / she / it
- warbledpast simple
- warbling-ing form
1. When a bird warbles, it produces a long series of sweet, musical notes that rise
鳴囀；啼唱
鳥類發出悅耳曲調
When a bird warbles, it produces a long series of sweet, musical notes that rise and fall in a gentle, natural way.
Every morning at sunrise, a blackbird warbled outside Maeve's bedroom window.
每天日出時，一隻黑鶇都會在 Maeve 臥室的窗外鳴囀。
warble + location phrase for scene-setting
The robin sat on the fence and warbled for almost ten minutes before flying away.
那隻知更鳥停在圍欄上啼唱了近十分鐘才飛走。
Astrid could hear finches warbling in the garden while she watered the plants.
Astrid 澆花時，聽見花園裡的雀鳥正在鳴囀。
In early spring, the woods are full of small birds warbling to attract a mate.
早春時節，林子裡滿是為了求偶而啼唱的小鳥。
文法句型
warble (no object)
常見錯誤
2. To sing with many quick, small jumps between neighbouring notes, using a bright
顫音唱；花腔
以快速音符變換的方式唱歌
To sing with many quick, small jumps between neighbouring notes, using a bright and raised tone that produces a rich, flowing musical effect.
The soprano warbled the difficult aria with breathtaking speed and control.
女高音以驚人的速度與控制力，用顫音唱完了那首艱難的詠嘆調。
transitive: warble + [piece of music]
Darius tried to warble the folk song, but his voice cracked on the highest notes.
Darius 試著用花腔唱那首民歌，但在最高音時破音了。
A nightingale warbled from the oak tree, its notes rising and falling in quick succession.
一隻夜鶯在橡樹上用顫音鳴唱，音符快速交替著高低起伏。
The elderly musician warbled an old ballad that nobody in the room had heard before.
那位年邁的音樂家用顫音唱了一首在場沒有人聽過的古老歌謠。
- chant
singing on a single note or a very limited range, without variation
文法句型
warble + [song/aria]
warble (no object)
用法筆記
When used of human singers, this sense often carries a slightly old-fashioned or literary tone. It is more commonly applied to birds than to people.
常見錯誤
warble — 名詞
1. A long, pleasant musical sound made by a bird, consisting of a series of notes t
鳥鳴；啁啾
鳥類發出的悅耳叫聲
A long, pleasant musical sound made by a bird, consisting of a series of notes that rise and fall naturally.
The gentle warble of the sparrows helped Amelia relax after a long day of work.
麻雀輕柔的啁啾聲讓 Amelia 在漫長的工作日後放鬆了心情。
the warble of + [bird] — typical possessive/definite pattern
James recorded the warble of a thrush with his phone so he could play it for his daughter.
James 用手機錄下了一隻畫眉的鳥鳴，好放給女兒聽。
From the kitchen, Chloe could hear the soft warble of a canary in the next room.
Chloe 在廚房裡就能聽見隔壁房間金絲雀輕柔的囀聲。
The bird's warble grew louder as the sun rose over the fields, waking everyone nearby.
隨著太陽升起在田野上方，那隻鳥的啼唱聲越來越大，喚醒了附近所有的人。
文法句型
[possessive/definite article] + warble + of + [bird]
2. A hard, painful lump that forms under the skin of cows, horses, and other animal
皮下腫包；瘤
動物皮下因寄生蟲引起的腫塊
A hard, painful lump that forms under the skin of cows, horses, and other animals, caused by the young form of the warble fly living inside the animal's body.
The farmer found a large warble on the back of one of his cows during the morning check.
農夫在清晨巡視時，發現一頭牛的背上長了一個很大的皮下腫包。
find + warble + on + [body part] + of + [animal]
The veterinarian treated the warble by carefully removing the maggot from under the skin.
獸醫小心地從皮下取出幼蟲，治好了那個腫包。
Cattle with warbles produce lower-quality leather because the lumps damage the hide.
長了瘤的牛產出的皮革品質較差，因為腫塊損害了皮層。
The horse had a painful warble on its shoulder, so the owner called the vet right away.
那匹馬的肩膀上長了一個很痛的皮下腫包，主人立刻叫了獸醫來。
文法句型
have/get/treat + (a) warble
用法筆記
This sense belongs almost entirely to veterinary and agricultural contexts. Most English speakers rarely encounter the word in this meaning.
3. The young, worm-like form of the warble fly that develops inside the body of cat
皮蠅幼蟲
寄生在動物皮下的蠅幼蟲
The young, worm-like form of the warble fly that develops inside the body of cattle and other mammals, living under the skin before turning into an adult fly.
Each warble eventually turns into an adult fly and lays eggs on the animal's fur.
每一條皮蠅幼蟲最終都會變成成蟲，並在動物的毛上產卵。
life cycle: warble → adult fly
The vet used a small pair of forceps to remove the warble from the heifer's back.
獸醫用一把小鑷子從那頭小母牛的背上取出皮蠅幼蟲。
Farmers try to prevent warbles by treating their cattle with special medicine in late summer.
農夫們會在夏末給牛隻施藥，設法預防皮蠅幼蟲的出現。
Under a microscope, a warble looks like a small white worm with a dark head.
在顯微鏡下，皮蠅幼蟲看起來像一條白色的小蟲，頭部顏色較深。
文法句型
warble + [verb phrase]
[quantity] + warbles
用法筆記
This sense is distinct from noun sense 2: sense 2 refers to the lump itself, while sense 3 refers to the maggot inside the lump. The two meanings are closely related and often used interchangeably by non-specialists.