shiver

/ˈʃɪvə/ verb / noun
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

颤抖；哆嗦；颤抖；寒战

释义与例句

verb 颤抖；哆嗦
to shake slightly because of cold, fear, or excitement
  1. She shivered in the cold wind.
    她在寒风中瑟瑟发抖。
  2. He shivered with fear when he heard the noise.
    听到那个声音，他害怕得发抖。
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  1. I always shiver when I watch horror films.
    我看恐怖片时总会发抖。
noun 颤抖；寒战
a sudden shaking movement of the body
  1. A shiver ran down her spine.
    一阵寒战从她的脊背穿过。
  2. He had a shiver and a fever.
    他又发冷又发烧。
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  1. The story gave me the shivers.
    这个故事让我不寒而栗。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想：shi（湿）+ ver → 湿冷天气让人发抖 → 颤抖。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • shivering 发抖的
    现在分词作形容词，描述正在发抖的状态。
同义词
  • tremble 颤抖
    tremble 强调因紧张、虚弱而颤抖，shiver 多因寒冷或恐惧。
    Her hands trembled as she spoke. 她说话时双手颤抖。
反义词
  • steady 使稳定；平稳的
    steady 表示平稳不抖，与 shiver 的颤抖相反。
    He took a deep breath to steady his nerves. 他深吸一口气让自己镇定下来。
常见搭配
  • shiver with cold 冷得发抖
    The children were shivering with cold. 孩子们冷得发抖。
  • send shivers down 使……不寒而栗
    The ghost story sent shivers down my spine. 这个鬼故事让我不寒而栗。
  • give sb the shivers 使某人发抖
    That old house gives me the shivers. 那栋老房子让我不寒而栗。