| 单词 | shiver |
| 释义 | shiver (once / 276 pages) vn People shiver, or shake and tremble, when they're very cold. You might shiver in the snow if you forget to wear your winter coat. While you are most likely to shiver in the cold, you might also shiver from excitement or even fear. The involuntary shudder our bodies make in chilly weather is a response meant to raise our body temperature to a safe level. Shiver was originally chiveren, from the Old English ceafl, or "jaw." This is thought to be connected to the chattering your teeth do when you shiver. WORD FAMILYshiver: shivered, shivering, shivers, shivery+/shivering: shiveringingly, shiveringly, shiverings USAGE EXAMPLESI shiver in my paper gown, sitting near a table with glossy magazines. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Klopp, meanwhile, simply looked frozen through as he shivered on the touchline. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Drenched and shivering, there were no obvious signs of serious physical trauma. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1v shake, as from cold The children are shivering--turn on the heat! Syn|Hyper shudder move involuntarily, move reflexively move in an uncontrolled manner 2v tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement Syn|Hyper shudder, thrill, throb tremble move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways 3n a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement Syn|Hyper shake, tremble inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus 4n an almost pleasurable sensation of fright Syn|Hyper chill, frisson, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle fear, fearfulness, fright an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) |
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