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shiver

UK //ˈʃɪvə//US //ˈʃɪvər//

词源

源自中古英语schiveren,可能来自古英语ceoflian(颤抖),与德语schauern(战栗)同源。

verb

❶ 因寒冷、恐惧或激动而轻微颤抖,通常指身体不由自主地快速抖动。

“She shivered in the cold wind.”

(她在寒风中瑟瑟发抖。)

“The thought of ghosts made him shiver.”

(想到鬼魂让他浑身发抖。)

同义词:tremble, quiver, shake

noun

❶ 短暂的颤抖动作或感觉,常由寒冷、恐惧等引起。

“A shiver ran down her spine.”

(一阵颤抖顺着她的脊背而下。)

“He felt a shiver of fear when he saw the shadow.”

(看到影子时他感到一阵恐惧的颤抖。)

同义词:tremor, quiver, chill

常见短语

send shivers down someone's spine — 使人感到恐惧或紧张,字面意思是让某人脊背发凉。

“The eerie sound sent shivers down my spine.”

(那诡异的声音让我脊背发凉。)

the shivers — 持续的身体颤抖,通常指因寒冷或疾病导致的发抖状态。

“After being in the rain, he had the shivers all night.”

(淋雨后他整晚都在发抖。)