| 单词 | tremble |
| 释义 | tremble (once / 89 pages) vn 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 FAMILYtremble: trembled, trembler, trembles, trembling+/trembler: tremblers/trembling: tremblingly, tremblings USAGE EXAMPLESMy 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, quivershake 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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