staccato

[US]/stə'kɑːtəʊ/
[UK]/stə'kɑto/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 断奏,断音
adj. 断奏的,断音的
adv. 不连贯地

Example Sentences

a play of staccato scences

场面互不连贯的戏

Her pencil tapped out a staccato rhythm on the desk top.

她用铅笔断断续续地敲击着桌面。

I could hear the staccato clatter of Mexican from the next table.

我能听见邻桌有人用墨西哥语断断续续咭咭呱呱的谈话声。

her heels made a rapid staccato on the polished boards.

她的鞋跟在光亮的地板上发出急促的嗒嗒声。

Real-world Examples

Really? -Except there should be a dot above these to indicate staccato.

真的 -除了在这些上边需要有一个点来标明断音。

Source: Volume 4

He learned to stare at people without blinking, and he perfected long silences punctuated by staccato bursts of fast talking.

他学会了眼睛一眨不眨地盯着别人,他喜欢在长时间的沉默中断断续续地加入语速极快的讲话。

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

" Poor Dodo, " she went on, in an amiable staccato.

“可怜的渡渡鸟, ” 她用和蔼可亲的断断续续的声音继续说道。

Source: Middlemarch (Part One)

The sound of the dialogue is what some people have described as " staccato."

对话的声音被一些人描述为“断断续续” 。

Source: 2015 English Cafe

I really love his staccato dialogue and the way that the story develops.

我真的很喜欢他断断续续的对话和故事的发展方式。

Source: 2015 English Cafe

Now moves forward to meet its counterpart, whose tip might touch in repeated staccato movements.

现在向前移动与它的对应物相遇, 它的尖端可能会在重复的断奏动作中触及。

Source: Sociology of Social Relations (Video Version)

" Work has become more staccato, " sums up Jared Spataro, who oversaw the research at Microsoft.

“工作变得更加断断续续,”负责微软研究的贾里德·斯帕塔罗 (Jared Spataro) 总结道。

Source: Economist Business

Then there was suddenly a rattling flutter at the window, staccato and loud upon the hushed, pent air.

突然,窗外传来一阵咯咯作响的颤动声,在寂静、压抑的空气中断断续续地响亮。

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

Suddenly the painter appeared at the door of the studio and made staccato signs for them to come in.

画家突然出现在画室门口,断断续续地示意他们进来。

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Pitching her voice on a much lower key, she kept up a staccato calling that reverberated through the forest.

她压低了声音, 断断续续地呼唤着, 回荡在森林中。

Source: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

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