shiver
UK ['ʃɪv.ər] US [-ɚ] verb intransitive
ADVANCED
■When people or animals shiver, they shake slightly because they feel cold, ill or frightened （因寒冷、疾病或恐惧而）轻微颤抖，发抖•The poor dog - it's shivering!可怜的狗——它在发抖！ •He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt.他只穿着薄薄的棉布衬衫，冻得瑟缩发抖。
UK ['ʃɪv.ər] US [-ɚ] noun countable
■when your body shakes slightly because you are frightened, cold or ill （因受惊、寒冷或生病而出现的）颤栗；颤抖•I felt/gave a shiver as I looked out at the dark expanse of sea.看着外面漆黑无边的大海，我感到身上一阵颤抖。 the shivers [plural]
■when you shiver because you are ill （生病时出现的）发抖，寒颤•She's aching and she's got the shivers, so I've sent her to bed.她浑身疼痛，直打寒颤，所以我叫她躺到床上去了。 ■informal
■when you feel frightened of someone or something （恐惧时的）颤抖，发抖•I don't like him - he gives me the shivers.我不喜欢他——他让我感到害怕。
UK ['ʃɪv.ər] US [-ɚ] noun countable
shiver (up and) down your spine informal
■a frightened or excited feeling （因恐惧或兴奋而）脊背发凉，战栗•At its most terrifying, his writing sends shivers up and down my spine.读到他作品中最恐怖的部分时，我不由得脊背发凉。 •Whenever I hear that music, I feel a shiver down my spine.无论何时听到那段音乐，我都会感到一阵寒颤。 |