shudders

英 [ˈʃʌdəz]

美 [ˈʃʌdərz]

v.  (因寒冷、害怕或激动)发抖，打颤，战栗; 强烈震动; 剧烈抖动
n.  (因寒冷、害怕或反感等引起的)发抖，打颤，战栗; 强烈的震动; 剧烈的抖动
shudder的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (因担忧、恐惧、厌恶或寒冷)发抖，打颤，战栗
  If youshudder, you shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because you are cold.
  1. Lloyd had urged her to eat caviar. She had shuddered at the thought...
     劳埃德鼓动她吃鱼子酱。可她一想到这个就打哆嗦。
  2. Elaine shuddered with cold.
     伊莱恩冷得瑟瑟发抖。
  3. Shudderis also a noun.
     
  4. She gave a violent shudder...
     她猛地一个激灵。
  5. She recoiled with a shudder.
     她颤抖着退缩了。
• VERB (机器、交通工具等)强烈震动，剧烈抖动
  If something such as a machine or vehicleshudders, it shakes suddenly and violently.
  1. The train began to pull out of the station — then suddenly shuddered to a halt...
     火车渐渐驶出了车站，然后突然猛震几下停了下来。
  2. The whole ship shuddered and trembled at the sudden strain.
     突然的拉力使得整只船剧烈颤动。
• N-COUNT 担忧;恐惧;害怕
  If something sendsa shudderorshuddersthrough a group of people, it makes them worried or afraid.
  1. The next crisis sent a shudder of fear through the UN community...
     接下来的危机让联合国各成员国都很担忧。
  2. The word still causes a shudder among some of my students.
     那消息还是让我的一些学生很害怕。
• PHRASE 不敢设想;想到…不寒而栗
  If you say that youshudder to think whatwould happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it.
  1. I shudder to think what would have happened if he hadn't acted as quickly as he did.
     我不敢设想如果他没有反应那么快的话会发生什么事。

双语例句

• Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new species set to send shudders around the world-jumping cockroaches.
  来自南非的科学家们的发现可能会让整个世界为之一振：他们发现了极具跳跃天赋的“小强”。
• The darkness shudders with lightning.
  黑暗和闪电一同颤抖。
• First, start with the bones and skin, stretching until one shudders and nearly snaps into the right size and body shape.
  首先，从骨骼和皮肤开始，把自己拉伸成合适的大小和体型，拉到浑身颤抖，差点儿崩断。
• My heart shudders, my strength forsakes me; the very light of my eyes has failed.
  我的心颤栗，我的精力衰退，我眼目的光明也已经消逝。
• The ghastly sight gave him the shudders.
  那恐怖的景象使他感到恐惧。
• Bombs drop round us and the floor shudders.
  炸弹落在我们周围，地板在颤抖。
• He shudders if I touch him.
  我一碰他，他就发抖。
• Even the word "fragrance" tends to send cringe-inducing shudders down the spine.
  甚至连“香氛”一词都往往让人感到浑身不自在。
• Staring out into darkness she listened to the succession of far-off bangs and shudders from the network of pipes.
  凝视着周围的黑暗，她静听着远处水管传来的持续的砰砰声震颤声。
• But he knew himself able to evoke laughter as well as tears and shudders.
  但他知道自己既能催人落泪和颤抖，也能逗人发笑。