shudder
verb- [intransitive]
to shake because you are cold or frightened, or because of a strong feeling (因寒冷、害怕或激动而)发抖,打颤,战栗 Just thinking about the accident makes me shudder. 只要一想起那场事故,我就发抖。 - shudder with something
Alone in the car, she shuddered with fear. 她一个人待在车里,害怕得直哆嗦。 - shudder at something
I shuddered at the thought of all the trouble I'd caused. 一想到我闯的祸,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). 想想这一切得花多少钱,我就发怵。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2She shuddered involuntarily as he approached her. 他向她走来时,她不由自主地颤抖起来。 The sight of the dead body made them shudder. 一看到死尸,他们就战栗起来。 A deep sigh shuddered through her body. 她哆哆嗦嗦地深深叹了一口气。 His whole body shuddered with fury. 他气得浑身发抖。 Joe shuddered in disgust. 乔厌恶得直发抖。 She shuddered at the memory of school exams. 想起学校的考试,她就一阵哆嗦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- convulsively
- uncontrollably
- violently
- …
- 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、机器等 to shake very hard 强烈震动;剧烈抖动 Extra ExamplesThe boat's engines shuddered, and it began to leave the shore. 发动机剧烈震动了一下,那条船便离岸而去。 The plane was lurching and shuddering in the storm. 飞机在暴风雨中颠簸摇晃。
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Middle Dutch schūderen, from a Germanic base meaning ‘shake’.