shudder
vt.& vi. 戰慄; 發抖; 震動; 顫動
n. 顫動,打顫; 戰慄
If you shudder, you shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because you are cold.
Lloyd had urged her to eat caviar. She had shuddered at the thought...
勞埃德鼓動她吃魚子醬。可她一想到這個就打哆嗦。
Elaine shuddered with cold.
伊萊恩冷得瑟瑟發抖。
If something such as a machine or vehicle shudders, it shakes suddenly and violently.
The train began to pull out of the station — then suddenly shuddered to a halt...
火車漸漸駛出了車站,然後突然猛震幾下停了下來。
The whole ship shuddered and trembled at the sudden strain.
突然的拉力使得整隻船劇烈顫動。
If something sends a shudder or shudders through a group of people, it makes them worried or afraid.
The next crisis sent a shudder of fear through the UN community...
接下來的危機讓聯合國各成員國都很擔憂。
The word still causes a shudder among some of my students.
那訊息還是讓我的一些學生很害怕。
If you say that you shudder to think what would happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it.
I shudder to think what would have happened if he hadn't acted as quickly as he did.
我不敢設想如果他沒有反應那麼快的話會發生什麼事。
1. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright;
2. an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
1. shake, as from cold;
2. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
shake, tremble, shiver, quiver, vibrate, shudder
這些動詞均含"震動,顫抖"之意。
give someone the shudders
(非正式)使某人感到反感(或恐懼)
It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long.
但就在昨天,她想到人長久時竟不寒而慄.
And then my lungs will shudder with unstoppable knee jerks.
肺葉隨著那閥門翕張,帶動膝蓋的反射彈動.
The eye to this day gives me a cold shudder.
直到今天,眼睛還是會讓我不寒而慄.
That thick shaft that causes women to shudder.
那個粗大的柱子讓女人都顫抖.
The thought made him shudder.
他哆嗦起來.