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单词 tremble
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tremble
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To tremble is to quiver or shake without meaning to. Your hands probably tremble when you're nervous.
Trembling is a movement, but it's not one that anyone intends to make. Someone who is extremely scared or cold might tremble all over. Older people tend to tremble more often than younger people, sometimes because of serious disorders like Parkinson's disease. The root word of tremble is the Latin tremulus, "trembling or tremulous." Certain honey bees perform a wiggly, shivering movement called a "tremble dance," which scientists believe inspires speedier nectar collection.
WORD FAMILY
tremble: trembled, trembler, trembles, trembling+/trembler: tremblers/trembling: tremblingly, tremblings
USAGE EXAMPLES
My senses clouded, chest trembled and muscles clenched.
Salon(Dec 28, 2016)
Type for a few seconds, press “Tweet,” and the world trembles.
The New Yorker(Dec 28, 2016)
In fact, the United States must meet its obligations on time, lest financial markets tremble.
Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016)
1v move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
His hands were trembling when he signed the document
Hypo|Hyper
shiver, shudder, thrill, throb
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
palpitate, quake, quiver
shake with fast, tremulous movements
agitate, shake
move or cause to move back and forth
2n a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
Syn|Hyper
shake, shiver
inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
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