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shivering

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

瑟瑟发抖,颤抖,颤抖着,颤抖的

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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

  • So I hope for an Independence Day in my lifetime when we will see zero shivering little bodies hawking our flags.

  • That partly explains why seats previously inhabited by shivering backsides are now selling for $750 a pair.

  • There's the parrot, wings wrapped around himself, shivering.

  • Her mother found her on the sand, curled in a ball, shivering uncontrollably.

  • Shivering, we pulled our hats low our heads and zipped our jackets tight around our chests.

  • A horse unused to it will sometimes stand shivering instead of taking his rider out of danger.

  • His teeth still chattered, and spells of violent shivering passed over him from head to foot.

  • The point where we stood—a huddled, shivering group—faced the wider channels that led to the open sea and Finland.

  • Aristide composed his face into an expression of parental interest; but within him there was shivering and sickening upheaval.

  • A few sentinels stood shivering in the cold and drizzling rain around the doors of the national palace.