tremble

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++trem·ble /ˈtrembəl/ ●●○ verb [intransitive]  1  SHAKEto shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened 〔尤指因难受或受到惊吓而〕颤抖，发抖，战栗 His lip started to tremble and then he started to cry. 他的嘴唇开始颤抖，接着就哭了起来。tremble with anger/fear etc Greene was on his feet now, his body trembling with rage. 格林这会儿站了起来，气得全身直哆嗦。2  SHAKEto shake slightly 〔轻微地〕摇晃，震颤 The whole house trembled as the train went by. 火车开过，整座房子都在震颤。3. NERVOUSif your voice trembles, it sounds nervous and unsteady 〔声音〕颤抖4  WORRIEDto be worried or frightened about something 焦虑，担忧；担惊受怕 I tremble to think what will happen when she finds out. 一想到她知道了会怎样，我就害怕。 —tremble noun [countable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

tremble• Miguel stood still, lips trembling.• She was still trembling a little inside, and the thought of staying here in this house on her own made her nervous.• Jane's lip began to tremble and I though she was going to cry.• Ginna's whole body trembled as she spoke about her son's death.• The ground beneath them trembled as the trucks rolled past.• The dog sat trembling in a corner.• I hurried home, my heart pounding and my hands trembling in spite of myself-I could not believe it.• She trembled involuntarily when she saw him.• While this cooked Baucis set the table with her trembling old hands.• She had begun to tremble with a sort of frightened and frustrated fury.• Polly hid behind the door, trembling with fear.tremble with anger/fear etc• Before I had heard a dozen words, I was trembling with fear.• Her body was trembling with fear.• Her hands were trembling with anger.• Thus she left them, and Metaneira fell speechless to the earth and all there trembled with fear.• Then I saw that his bloodless lips were pulled back from his huge white teeth ... I trembled with fear and horror.• I could tell Roque was trembling with anger, and I admit to feeling bad when he slammed down the phone.• Eli has been trembling with fear for the ark.• We gave him a cup of tea-he was trembling with fear-while we discussed what to do.tremble to think• I tremble to think of it.• She trembled to think what the Trunchbull would do to her if she did that.Origin tremble (1300-1400) Old French trembler, from Latin tremulus “shaking”, from tremere “to tremble”

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tremble
trem‧ble /ˈtrembəl/ verb [intransitive]1. to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened:
    His lip started to tremble and then he started to cry.
    tremble with anger/fear etc
    Greene was on his feet now, his body trembling with rage.
2. to shake slightly:
    The whole house trembled as the train went by.
3. if your voice trembles, it sounds nervous and unsteady
4. to be worried or frightened about something:
    I tremble to think what will happen when she finds out.
—tremble noun [countable]
     

THESAURUS

■ person
   ▪ shake if a person or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden continuous movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc: Suddenly he started to shake. ‘Don’t ever scare me like that again!’ he whispered. | The poor girl was shaking.
   ▪ shudder to shake for a short time, especially because you think of something very unpleasant, or because you feel frightened or cold: Corbett shuddered when he thought of what might have happened to them. | I shuddered when I read the article. | He was still shuddering with the cold. | She clung to him, shuddering with emotion.
   ▪ tremble to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are frightened, worried, or angry: Ernest opened the letter in silence, his hands trembling. | Her whole body trembled with fear. | He hadn’t dared to move. He was trembling with shock. | ‘I won’t be coming back,’ she said, her body trembling with anger.
   ▪ shiver to shake slightly, especially only a few times, because you are cold or frightened: She shivered, pulling her coat closer around herself. | You make me shiver when you talk like that.
   ▪ quiver especially literary to shake slightly and continuously because you are very worried or excited – used especially about someone’s lips, mouth, or body: Her bottom lip began to quiver, and she turned away to hide her tears. | Alice’s eyes began to fill with tears and her mouth quivered. ‘I 'm going away,’ she said.
   ▪ wobble to move unsteadily from side to side: Mrs Hamilton wobbled precariously on her high heels.
   ▪ rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: He rocked to and fro in his chair.