Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #10746
quivers
颤抖；颤动；微微发抖
quivers is the third person singular of quiver.
to shake or move with a slight trembling motion
- 1.
To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.
以轻微而颤抖的动作摇动或移动。
以轻微而颤抖的动作摇动或移动。；颤抖；振动；使颤动
In use
Her lips began to quiver as she tried to hold back tears.
The leaves quivered in the gentle breeze.
His voice quivered with fear when he heard the strange noise.
Verb forms
base quiver · third person quivers · -ing quivering · past quivered · past participle quivered
规则动词，过去式直接加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- quiver with fear
- 因恐惧而颤抖
- Her hands quivered with fear as she opened the letter.她打开信时，双手因恐惧而颤抖。
- quiver with excitement
- 激动得发抖
- The puppy quivered with excitement when its owner came home.主人回家时，小狗激动得发抖。
- lower lip quivered
- 下嘴唇颤抖
- His lower lip quivered as he tried not to cry.他努力忍住不哭时，下嘴唇颤抖着。
- voice quivered
- 声音颤抖
- Her voice quivered when she spoke about her grandfather.她谈到祖父时，声音颤抖。
- quiver slightly
- 微微颤抖
- The leaves quivered slightly in the breeze.树叶在微风中微微颤抖。
- quiver involuntarily
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“quick”的qu音：quiver就是快速而轻微的颤动，仿佛冷风中树叶的颤抖。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述身体因情绪或寒冷而轻微颤抖、小说或叙事性写作中 该词表示轻微颤抖或颤动，属于常用中性表达，口语和书面语中都较自然，多用于描述因恐惧、寒冷或激动等引起的身体细微抖动。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with quiver: they have the same stressed vowel /ɪ/ followed by /vɚ/ (e.g., shiver, river, liver, sliver, giver, deliver). Beware of lookalikes that sound different: 'quaver' /ˈkweɪvɚ/ has a different vowel, and 'query' /ˈkwɪri/ or 'quarry' /ˈkwɔri/ do not share this ending.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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