shudder
verb- [intransitive]
to shake because you are cold or frightened, or because of a strong feeling (因寒冷、害怕或激動而)發抖,打顫,戰栗 Just thinking about the accident makes me shudder. 只要一想起那場事故,我就發抖。 - shudder with something
Alone in the car, she shuddered with fear. 她一個人待在車裏,害怕得直哆嗦。 - shudder at something
I shuddered at the thought of all the trouble I'd caused. 一想到我闖的禍,就不寒而栗。 - shudder to do something
I shudder to think how much this is all going to cost (= I don't want to think about it because it is too unpleasant). 想想這一切得花多少錢,我就發怵。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2She shuddered involuntarily as he approached her. 他向她走來時,她不由自主地顫抖起來。 The sight of the dead body made them shudder. 一看到死屍,他們就戰栗起來。 A deep sigh shuddered through her body. 她哆哆嗦嗦地深深歎了一口氣。 His whole body shuddered with fury. 他氣得渾身發抖。 Joe shuddered in disgust. 喬厭惡得直發抖。 She shuddered at the memory of school exams. 想起學校的考試,她就一陣哆嗦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- convulsively
- uncontrollably
- violently
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- make somebody
- at
- in
- through
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- shudder at the thought (of something)
- [intransitive]
(of a vehicle, machine, etc. )交通工具、機器等 to shake very hard 強烈震動;劇烈抖動 Extra ExamplesThe boat's engines shuddered, and it began to leave the shore. 發動機劇烈震動了一下,那條船便離岸而去。 The plane was lurching and shuddering in the storm. 飛機在暴風雨中颠簸搖晃。
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Middle Dutch schūderen, from a Germanic base meaning ‘shake’.