Word · Frequency #6762
shudder
发抖；战栗；打颤
to shake suddenly and briefly because of fear, cold, or strong emotion
常用于人因恐惧或寒冷而颤抖
- 1.
To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
因恐惧或惊恐而紧张地颤抖
- 2.
To vibrate jerkily.
急剧震动
- 3.
shake, as from cold
因寒冷而颤抖
剧烈震动；颤动；因恐惧或惊恐而紧张地颤抖；急剧震动；因寒冷而颤抖；战栗
In use
She shuddered when she heard the loud crash outside.
I shudder at the thought of speaking in public.
The little dog shuddered with cold in the rain.
Verb forms
base shudder · third person shudders · -ing shuddering · past shuddered · past participle shuddered
Connections
Collocations
- shudder at the thought
- 一想到……就不寒而栗
- She shuddered at the thought of speaking in public.她一想到要在公众面前讲话就不寒而栗。
- shudder with fear
- 因恐惧而战栗
- He shuddered with fear as the door creaked open.门吱呀一声打开时，他吓得发抖。
- shudder in horror
- 惊恐地发抖
- The crowd shuddered in horror at the sight.看到这一幕，人群惊恐地发抖。
- make someone shudder
- 使某人战栗；让人不寒而栗
- The thought of eating insects makes me shudder.一想到吃昆虫就让我不寒而栗。
- shudder to think
- 想到……就不寒而栗
- I shudder to think what could have happened.想到可能发生的事，我就不寒而栗。
- shudder violently
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：shudder 听起来像“吓得”，吓得直发抖。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：叙事或文学描写、日常口语叙述、机械或车辆震动的描述 该词通常为中性表达，书面和口语中都较自然。多用于描述因恐惧、厌恶或寒冷而突然发抖，也可表示机器或车辆剧烈震动；具体语气随语境变化。
Grammar Note
这个词是不及物动词，后面不接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵（/ˈʌdɚ/）：udder、rudder、judder 与 shudder 押韵，拼写都以 -udder 结尾。注意形近但不同音的词：shutter、stutter 虽含有 -utter，读作 /ˈʃʌtɚ/、/ˈstʌtɚ/，末尾是清辅音 /t/（美式英语中常发闪音），不算严格同韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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