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tremor

/trem-er, tree-mer/US // ˈtrɛm ər, ˈtri mər //UK // (ˈtrɛmə) //

摇晃,震颤,震荡,摇晃感

Related Words

shiver颤抖,哆嗦,颤动,抖动upheaval动乱,动荡,动荡不安,乱世earthquake地震,地质vibration振动,震动,震撼,振动的quiver颤抖,颤动,颤抖吧,抖动wobble摇摆不定,晃动,摇摆,摇摆不定的agitation躁动,扰动,搅拌,搅拌器quaver八分音符,颤音,夸父,八分音符符trepidation兢兢业业,惶恐不安,畏惧,惶恐quake地震,震灾,震荡,震shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动ripple涟漪,波纹,纹波,涟波tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动flutter扑腾,飘扬,飘动,翩翩起舞

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
    • : any tremulous or vibratory movement; vibration: tremors following an earthquake.
    • : a trembling or quivering effect, as of light.
    • : a quavering sound, as of the voice.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounshaking, shock
Synonyms
earthquake地震,地质shiver颤抖,哆嗦,颤动,抖动upheaval动乱,动荡,动荡不安,乱世vibration振动,震动,震撼,振动的agitation躁动,扰动,搅拌,搅拌器flutter扑腾,飘扬,飘动,翩翩起舞quake地震,震灾,震荡,震quaking颤颤巍巍,颤抖,颤动,颤栗quaver八分音符,颤音,夸父,八分音符符quiver颤抖,颤动,颤抖吧,抖动quivering颤抖的,颤颤巍巍,瑟瑟发抖,颤颤巍巍的ripple涟漪,波纹,纹波,涟波shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动shivering瑟瑟发抖,颤抖,颤抖着,颤抖的tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动trembling瑟瑟发抖,颤颤巍巍,颤巍巍的,颤抖的trepidation兢兢业业,惶恐不安,畏惧,惶恐wobble摇摆不定,晃动,摇摆,摇摆不定的

Examples

  • The logical next step was to move onto mouse models of Parkinson’s disease—the progressive death of dopamine-producing neurons that causes, among other things, tremor and movement problems.

  • Whatever the case may be, the tremors the ad world is feeling could lead to necessary accelerations for this new reality.

  • Only in one case did an economic tremor coincide with market meltdown, when the OPEC oil crisis of 1972 to 1974 caused a sharp pullback in the “Nifty Fifty” stocks, including IBM, Polaroid, and Revlon, the FANMAGs of their day.

  • For me, after four strong tremors, it didn’t feel like “helpful anxiety” anymore.

  • There are also tremors that cause shaking we can feel, but that cause no damage.

  • On April 25, 2006, the tremor triggered a rockfall inside a gold mine, and three of the 17 miners were unable to escape.

  • A rare tremor struck near D.C. on Tuesday, with tremors reportedly felt as far away as New York and Boston.

  • The current global paroxysm is intense and alarming, but it is a tremor not an earthquake.

  • Within the building the tremor was terrible, and the lights started to fall.

  • Just before the deadly tremor struck, Kan appeared on the verge of resigning.

  • The very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down Mrs. Pontellier's spinal column.

  • "I am not Lady Macbeth," said Isabel, with a tremor in her own voice, as she entered and blew out the candle.

  • The prompt question explained to me why I had started, and I waited with just a tremor of excitement for the reply.

  • He caught another wave of her excitement, and a second tremor, more marked than the first, accompanied it.

  • Shorthouse was conscious of the slightest possible tremor down his back.

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