| 词汇 | tremor |
| 释义 | tremor noun[ C ] uk /ˈtrem.ər/ us /ˈtrem.ɚ/ a slight shaking movement in a person's body, especially because of nervousness or excitement: （尤指因紧张或兴奋）颤抖，发抖 The disease mostly affects people over 50, causing paralysis and uncontrollable tremors.这种病主要发生在年过50的人身上，能引起瘫痪和难以自制的颤抖。 There was a slight tremor in her voice.她的声音微微发颤。 figurativeA tremor of excitement went through the audience as he came on stage.他走上舞台时，观众兴奋得出现了一阵骚动。 a slight earthquake: 轻微地震，小地震 The tremor was felt as far as 200 miles away.这次小震200英里以外的地方都有震感。 Making short, sudden movements aquiver choppily choppiness convulse convulsion flick jar jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky quake quiver recoil shaky shook shudder squirm toss whip You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions tremor | American Dictionarytremor noun[ C ] us/ˈtrem·ər/ tremornoun[C] (BODY MOVEMENT)a shaking movement in a person’s body, usually because of fright, excitement, or illness: I felt a tremor of anxiety as the plane lifted off the ground. tremornoun[C] (EARTH MOVEMENT)a slight earthquake (= sudden, violent movement of the earth’s surface): The tremor was centered just south of San Francisco. Examples of tremortremor There were several tremors and some public buildings, such as chapels, had to be demolished because of the damage sustained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Three weeks ago there were tremors in the position of the £—in my view, quite unjustifiable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the following day it had another fit in which tremors of all the muscles, including those of the left hind leg, were involved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been tremors in that area in the past couple of years, some of them substantial. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have now changed the emphasis of that reply, mainly because of the increased incidence of earth tremors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problems we are facing today, economic and sociological, may be only earth tremors compared to earthquakes to come. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At a time of massive unemployment an underlying nervousness appears throughout the whole of industry: tremors affect workers and management in every quarter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some areas earth tremors are triggered by mining. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Muscles can begin to develop, as it were, a life of their own, causing uncontrollable twitching, tremors and other abnormal movements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She developed jaw tremors which spread to her whole body owing to the administration of neuroleptic drugs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are massive pieces of equipment to be established with absolute stability; and the most minor of earth tremors could lead to disastrous results. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People are entitled to know the causes and what steps, if any, can be taken to avoid further tremors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their enemies would then try to reduce those belligerents by causing earth tremors through and around the launching sites. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be many tremors of excitement, as one legal hare after another is flushed from the undergrowth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the past 100 years, signs of activity in the form of earth tremors occurred about every 30 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of tremor 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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