vi 戰(zhàn)栗,發(fā)抖(shake,usu because of cold or illness but sometimes caused by fear)[I,I+prep (with)]:He was~ing all over. 他渾身打哆嗦。The leaves~ed in the breeze. 樹葉在微風中顫動。The child~ed with the cold. 那孩子凍得直發(fā)抖?!纪絪hake,tremble;
n(1)顫抖,哆嗦(act of shivering)[C]:I am all of a~.我渾身發(fā)抖。His smile sent cold~s down my spine. 他那笑容使我的脊背直冒冷氣。A~of fear ran through me when the light went out.燈滅了,嚇得我渾身一激靈。〖同〗tremble,shudder,quiver;
(2)(一陣)顫抖,哆嗦(fit of trembling,as of fear or excitement)[pl]:give sb the~s 使某人嚇得發(fā)抖;He still had the~s when he thought of working for him. 一想起為他工作,他仍會感到不寒而栗。
→′shivery adj 令人發(fā)抖的,令人毛骨悚然的