Word · Frequency #5205
shivers
颤抖；哆嗦
shivers is the plural of shiver.
a reflex trembling of the body caused by cold, fear, or excitement
- 1.
The act of shivering.
颤抖的动作。
- 2.
A fragment or splinter, especially of glass or stone.
碎片或裂片,尤指玻璃或石头的。
- 3.
A group of sharks.
一群鲨鱼。
- 4.
a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
因寒冷、恐惧或兴奋引起的反射性颤抖；哆嗦
- 5.
A bodily response to early hypothermia.
对早期体温过低的身体反应。
- 6.
A variety of blue slate.
一种蓝色板岩。
- 7.
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
一种近乎愉悦的恐惧感；又怕又刺激的感觉
- 8.
A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
滑轮中的槽轮或小轮。
- 9.
A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
小楔子,用于固定百叶窗插销。
一阵战栗；兴奋的恐惧感；碎片；裂片；鲨鱼群；蓝板岩；滑轮；绳轮
In use
A sudden shiver ran through me when I stepped outside into the cold wind.
The scary movie gave me a shiver of fear.
She felt a shiver of excitement as she opened the gift.
Connections
Collocations
- a shiver of fear
- 一阵恐惧的颤抖
- She felt a shiver of fear as she walked into the dark room.她走进黑暗的房间时，感到一阵恐惧的颤抖。
- a shiver of excitement
- 一阵兴奋的颤抖
- A shiver of excitement ran through the crowd when the band appeared.乐队出现时，人群中涌起一阵兴奋的颤抖。
- feel a shiver
- 感到一阵颤抖
- I felt a shiver when the icy wind blew through the window.当冰冷的风吹进窗户时，我感到一阵颤抖。
- cold shiver
- 因寒冷引起的颤抖；一阵冷战
- A cold shiver ran down her back as she waited outside in the snow.她在雪中等候时，一阵冷战顺着她的后背传来。
- send shivers down one's spine
- 令人毛骨悚然；让人脊背发凉
- The horror movie sent shivers down my spine.那部恐怖电影让我脊背发凉。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象寒风中你“嘶—”地吸口气，接着浑身一“抖”，这就是 shiver（颤抖）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cold weather、fear or fright、excitement 作名词时通常指因寒冷、恐惧或兴奋等引起的颤抖动作，多用于日常口语和一般书面语，语气比较中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -iver 结尾，重读元音 /ɪ/ 及后面的 /vər/ 与 shiver 押韵：quiver, liver, river, sliver, deliver, giver。注意形近的 silver /ˈsɪlvər/ 和 clever /ˈklevər/ 并不押韵，别被拼写误导。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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