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shiver

/shiv-er/US // ˈʃɪv ər //UK // (ˈʃɪvə) //

颤抖,哆嗦,颤动,抖动

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
    • : Nautical. to shake when too close to the wind. to be headed so close to the wind that the sails shake.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a tremulous motion; a tremble or quiver: The thought sent a shiver down her spine.
    • : shivers, an attack of shivering or chills.

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Examples

  • Threats to Taiwan, the self-governing island only slightly bigger than Maryland, are sending shivers through the global tech industry.

  • There’s a hint of feminism in both books, and they’ll both give you shivers for months after you finish them.

  • It’s hard not to feel a shiver of apprehension for her as she walks, alone, down a long country road to knock on the door of a man who’s been avoiding her interview requests for years.

  • Lauren Graham does beautiful things with her voice through the whole show, but the way she says, “Hey there, birthday girl,” with a hopeful, hesitant shiver in her tone, is a killer.

  • You know, a novel comes not from a decision but a frisson, a sort of shiver that goes through you.

  • When pressed on who he thought killed Kennedy, Nixon “would shiver and say, ‘Texas,’” said Stone.

  • I remember being shocked that Shiver sold in 38 countries, because I thought it was such a particularly “me” story.

  • The friction of those little strings still makes my skin shiver, but when in Rome… head to Malika.

  • For Americans of a certain age, these words, even in our cynical time, yield a shiver of nostalgia, but also of purpose.

  • Presently he began to shiver so, with some sort of a chill, that I took off my coat and wrapped it round him.

  • Still a-shiver at dawn, I saddled up and loped for the crest of the nearest divide to get the benefit of the first sun-rays.

  • Alfaretta's face assumed a look of great solemnity and a shiver of real fear ran over her.

  • It sent a shiver through me, and even old Piegan stood aghast at the malevolent determination of the man.

  • To his lifes end Tchaikovsky could never recall this hour without a shiver of horror.