| 单词 | shudder |
| 释义 | shudder (once / 272 pages) vn A shudder is an involuntary vibration, usually in your body, or the shaking itself. A cold breeze or an unpleasant memory might make you shudder. A shudder isn't always a bad thing. It can mean a pleasurable sensation or tingle that goes through your body, like a shudder of excitement you feel when you see your favorite star on the street. As a verb, shudder means to shake and shiver. Being really cold or seeing something that scares you — a ghost! — can make you shudder. The phrase "shudder to think" means just the thought of something upsets you enough to shudder. WORD FAMILYshudder: shuddered, shuddering, shudders, shuddery+/shuddering: shudderingly USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s the quintessential American mall, once flush with people, now scraping along as national retailers shudder. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) “They threatened execution many times,” Mr. Garratt said with a shudder. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) I shuddered at the same photos that chilled the victims’ families. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) 1v tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement Syn|Hyper shiver, thrill, throb tremble move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways 2v shake, as from cold Syn|Hyper shiver move involuntarily, move reflexively move in an uncontrolled manner 3n an almost pleasurable sensation of fright Syn|Hyper chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, 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) 4n an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) Syn|Hyper tremor quiver, quivering, vibration the act of vibrating |
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