| 词汇 | shudder |
| 释义 | shudder verb[ I ] uk /ˈʃʌd.ər/ us /ˈʃʌd.ɚ/ C2 to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling: （因有令人不快的想法或感觉而）战栗，发抖 The sight of so much blood made him shudder.看到那么多的血，他不禁浑身战栗。 She shuddered at the thought of kissing him.她一想到亲吻他就禁不住发抖。 When something shudders, it shakes violently and quickly: 剧烈震动 I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me.我听到一声巨大的爆炸声，脚下的地面随之剧烈震动。 There was a screech of brakes and the bus shuddered to a halt(= shook violently and stopped).伴随着一声尖厉的急刹车声，公共汽车剧烈地晃动着停了下来。 She looked up at the grey sky and shuddered. I still shudder when I think of the risks we took. She shuddered with horror. I shudder at the thought of eating the fat on meat. I don't like to think about getting close to him - it makes me shudder. Making short, sudden movements aquiver choppily choppiness convulse convulsion flick jar jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky quake quiver recoil shaky shook squirm toss tremulous whip IdiomsI shudder to think shudder to a halt shudder noun[ C ] uk /ˈʃʌd.ər/ us /ˈʃʌd.ɚ/ the act of shuddering: 发抖，战栗 He gave a slight shudder as he considered how close he had come to death.想到自己曾与死神那么接近，他禁不住微微发抖。 She recalled with a shudder how her boss had once tried to kiss her.她回想起她的老板如何试图强吻她时，不禁浑身颤抖。 figurativeAmerica's second biggest supermarket chain has sent a shudder through(= has had a strong effect on) its rivals by slashing its prices.美国的第二大连锁超市通过大幅降价给对手造成极大的震动。 Making short, sudden movements aquiver choppily choppiness convulse convulsion flick jar jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky quake quiver recoil shaky shook squirm toss tremulous whip Idiomsend shudders/a shudder down your spine shudder | American Dictionaryshudder verb[ I ] us/ˈʃʌd·ər/ to shake suddenly and briefly, esp. because of an unpleasant thought or feeling: I shuddered, remembering the frightening stories I had heard. shudder noun[ C ] us/ˈʃʌd·ər/ a sudden and brief shaking movement of the body, esp. because of an unpleasant emotion: When the car flipped over, a shudder went through the crowd watching the race. Just thinking about that film sends shudders down my spine. Examples of shuddershudder The economy virtually shuddered to a halt and the modest growth that had been achieved was lost. If we agree that it is preferable to exist than not to exist, then we may naturally shudder at the thought of our own nonexistence. But not many steps had he gone ere his strength went out of him, and he shuddered. And as they led him he had a sense of purification so sweet he shuddered again and again. I can't see postal packets without shuddering, expecting the worst. The ground shuddered beneath them and shrapnel sprayed indiscriminately. Why, to put the question baldly, do these interpreters - or we - shudder with horror and blush with embarrassment at these moments? Such phraseology always makes historians shudder, as one's instinct is to want to see the original. Our psyche and soul shudders at losing control. For him, its role was 'to portray the secret shudder of mystical powers still more clearly'. I shudder to think what the plight of the others must be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One shudders at the thought of the suffering that must go on in rain or snow, or in midsummer heat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shudder to think that, if war came again, these airliners would give place to monsters of destruction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole clockwork arrangement on the floor came to a shuddering halt when that man ran it into the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely that small sum cannot send a shudder of dismay through bureaucratic hearts hardened by years of vast expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of shudder These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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