
好词典

源自中古英语 shoderen,可能与古英语 scūdan(推开)有关,拟声化表现颤抖动作。
❶ 指因恐惧、寒冷或强烈情绪而突然剧烈颤抖,通常是不由自主的身体反应。
“She shuddered at the sight of the spider crawling towards her.”
(看到蜘蛛朝她爬来时,她吓得浑身发抖。)
“The child shuddered in the cold wind without a coat.”
(孩子没穿外套,在寒风中冷得直打颤。)
shudder at the thought — 表示只要想到某事就感到极度恐惧或厌恶,常用于夸张表达抗拒情绪。
“She shudders at the thought of eating insects.”
(一想到要吃昆虫,她就恶心得发抖。)