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单词 quiver
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quiver

verb
/ˈkwɪvə(r)/
/ˈkwɪvər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they quiver
/ˈkwɪvə(r)/
/ˈkwɪvər/
he / she / it quivers
/ˈkwɪvəz/
/ˈkwɪvərz/
past simple quivered
/ˈkwɪvəd/
/ˈkwɪvərd/
past participle quivered
/ˈkwɪvəd/
/ˈkwɪvərd/
-ing form quivering
/ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
/ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
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  1. to shake slightly; to make a slight movement synonym tremble
    • Her lip quivered and then she started to cry.
    • The memory of that day made him quiver with anger.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryQuiver is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • antenna
    • chin
    • lip
    See full entry
    Word Originverb Middle English: from Old English cwifer ‘nimble, quick’. The initial qu- is probably symbolic of quick movement (as in quaver and quick).

quiver

noun
/ˈkwɪvə(r)/
/ˈkwɪvər/
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  1. an emotion that has an effect on your body; a slight movement in part of your body
    • He felt a quiver of excitement run through him.
    • Jane couldn't help the quiver in her voice.
  2. a case for carrying arrows
  3. Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English: from Old English cwifer ‘nimble, quick’. The initial qu- is probably symbolic of quick movement (as in quaver and quick). noun sense 2 Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French quiveir, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch koker and German Köcher.
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