shudder
UK ['ʃʌd.ər] US [-ɚ] verb intransitive
ADVANCED
■to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling （因有令人不快的想法或感觉而）战栗，发抖•The sight of so much blood made him shudder.看到那么多的血，他不禁浑身颤抖。 •She shuddered at the thought of kissing him.她一想到亲吻他就禁不住发抖。 ADVANCED
■When something shudders, it shakes violently and quickly 剧烈震动•I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me.我听到一声巨大的爆炸声，脚下的地面随之剧烈震动。 •There was a screech of brakes and the bus shuddered to a halt (= shook violently and stopped).伴随着一声尖厉的急煞车声，公车剧烈地晃动着停了下来。
UK ['ʃʌd.ər] US [-ɚ] verb intransitive
I shudder to think
■said when you are worried about something unpleasant that might happen or might have happened 我一想到…就惴惴不安，我真不敢想•I shudder to think what my parents will say when I tell them I've failed my exams.我真不敢想如果告诉父母自己没有通过考试他们会怎么说。
UK ['ʃʌd.ər] US [-ɚ] verb intransitive
shudder to a halt
■If a system shudders to a halt, it suddenly stops working （系统）突然失灵•The economy has shuddered to a halt because of the civil war.内战使经济一下子陷入停滞。
UK ['ʃʌd.ər] US [-ɚ] noun countable
■when someone or something shudders 发抖，战栗•He gave a slight shudder as he considered how near he had come to death.想到自己曾与死神那么接近，他禁不住微微发抖。 •She recalled with a shudder how her boss had once tried to kiss her.她回想起她的老板如何试图强吻她时，不禁浑身颤抖。 •figurative Britain's second biggest supermarket chain has sent a shudder through (= has had a strong effect on) its rivals by slashing its prices.英国的第二大连锁超市透过大幅降价给对手造成极大的震撼。
UK ['ʃʌd.ər] US [-ɚ] noun countable
send shudders /a shudder down your spine
■to cause you to feel extremely worried or frightened 使（某人）不寒而栗•When I think of what might have happened in the accident, it sends shudders down my spine.想到当时事故中可能出现的状况，我就不寒而栗。 |