shudder

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shud·der1 /ˈʃʌdə $ -ər/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]  1  SHAKEto shake for a short time because you are afraid or cold, or because you think something is very unpleasant 〔因恐惧、寒冷或认为某事令人不愉快而〕打战，颤抖 Maria shuddered as she stepped outside. 玛丽亚一走到外面就打了个冷战。shudder with I shudder with embarrassment whenever I think about it. 每当我想到这件事就会尴尬得直打哆嗦。shudder at She shuddered at the thought that she could have been killed. 想到差点丢了性命，她浑身颤抖。2  SHAKEif a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes violently 〔车辆或机器〕剧烈震动，颤动 The car shuddered briefly as its engine died. 引擎熄火时，汽车震动了一下。 The train shuddered to a halt. 火车颤动着停下了。3  I shudder to think spokenBAD used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too unpleasant 我一想到…就颤抖〔用于表示不愿意去想非常不愉快的事〕 I shudder to think what they’ll say when they see the mess the house is in. 一想到他们看见房子这样脏乱会说些什么，我就心里打战。4 shudder at something phrasal verb BADto think that something is very bad or unpleasant 对…感到恐惧[厌恶] If you love skiing but shudder at the cost, take advantage of our superb family offer. 如果你喜欢滑雪却为价格发憷，就选择我们超值的家庭优惠套餐吧。 He shuddered at the thought of the conflict ahead. 他一想到即将发生的冲突就不寒而栗。→ See Verb table

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shudder• Dickinson, in shirt sleeves, shuddered.• She looked at it, shuddering, and picked it up by a corner.• She shuddered, and the light danced momentarily across the page, making Ben look up.• Dave tried to kiss Julia but she shuddered and turned away.• Fred shuddered as he brought the cup to his mouth.• Our house was so close to the railway that you could feel it shudder every time a train went by.• I held him in my arms as he clutched at me, then relaxed, then shuddered into sleep.• He shudders still with the memory of the loss of his forefathers upon its scorching deserts and forbidding mountain-tops.• The train shuddered to a halt at the station.• I shuddered to think of my son all alone in New York.• Closing her eyes, she swallowed hard, shuddering violently.• I shuddered when I heard the names: old hen, biddy, little old lady in tennis shoes.shudder at• Kari shuddered at the sight of the dead squirrel.shuddered to a halt• It burst out of the tunnel in a gale of hot air and shuddered to a halt.• The cart shuddered to a halt.shudder2 noun [countable usually singular]  1 SHAKEa shaking movement 战栗，发抖；震动，颤动 The building gave a sudden shudder. 大楼突然颤动了一下。a shudder ran/passed/went through somebody A shudder ran through him at the touch of her fingers. 她的手指触摸他时，他感到一阵战栗。

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shudder• Frozen as she was, Ruth felt a shudder going down her spine.• As she turned away from the house, into the lane, she gave a shudder of relief.• "Do you think he'll come back?" she asked with a shudder.• "I can't even stand to be in the same room as him!" she said with a shudder.• With a shudder, Melissa returned to the hall.• A shudder raced through her as self-knowledge hit her hard.• A shudder ran through her as she suddenly remembered one very valid point.• The stone walls of our cottage groan and shudder as if tired of battling with the centuries of wind.• A series of shudders went through the ship as the mine exploded.• The soul abdicates quickly and the flesh abandons itself to shudders.gave ... shudder• As she turned away from the house, into the lane, she gave a shudder of relief.Origin shudder1 (1100-1200) Probably from Middle Low German schoderen or Middle Dutch shuderen

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shud‧der¹ /ˈʃʌdə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive]1. to shake for a short time because you are afraid or cold, or because you think something is very unpleasant:
    Maria shuddered as she stepped outside.
    shudder with
    I shudder with embarrassment whenever I think about it.
    shudder at
    She shuddered at the thought that she could have been killed.
2. if a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes violently:
    The car shuddered briefly as its engine died.
    The train shuddered to a halt.
3. I shudder to think spoken used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too unpleasant:
    I shudder to think what they’ll say when they see the mess the house is in.
     
shudder at something phrasal verb
  to think that something is very bad or unpleasant:
    If you love skiing but shudder at the cost, take advantage of our superb family offer.
    He shuddered at the thought of the conflict ahead.

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shudder² noun [countable usually singular]
a shaking movement:
    The building gave a sudden shudder.
    a shudder ran/passed/went through somebody
    A shudder ran through him at the touch of her fingers.