单词 | tremble |
释义 | tremble —tremblingly, adv. /trem"beuhl/, v. , trembled, trembling, n. v.i. 1. to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver. 2. to be troubled with fear or apprehension. 3. (of things) to be affected with vibratory motion. 4. to be tremulous, as light or sound: His voice trembled. n. 5. the act of trembling. 6. a state or fit of trembling. 7. trembles, (used with a singular v.) a. Pathol. See milk sickness. b. Vet. Pathol. a toxic condition of cattle and sheep caused by the eating of white snakeroot and characterized by muscular tremors. [1275-1325; ME trem(b)len (v.) < OF trembler < VL *tremulare, deriv. of L tremulus TREMULOUS] Syn. 1. shudder. See shake. 3. oscillate. |
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