shudder at sth
at 后接引起恐惧、厌恶或震惊的事物，如 the thought、the sight。
She shuddered at the thought of going back there.
一想到要回到那里，她就不寒而栗。
发抖；战栗；打颤
shudders — third person singular of shudder
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
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
因恐惧或惊恐而紧张地颤抖
To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
急剧震动
To vibrate jerkily.
因寒冷而颤抖
shake, as from cold
一般现在时
She shudders at the thought.
她一想到就发抖。
一般过去时
He shuddered from the cold.
他冷得发抖。
现在进行时
They are shuddering with fear.
他们害怕得发抖。
She shuddered when she heard the loud crash outside.
她听到外面一声巨响，吓得打了个寒颤。
用法提示：shuddered 是动词 shudder 的过去式，表示因恐惧或惊吓而猛地发抖。
I shudder at the thought of speaking in public.
一想到要在公开场合讲话，我就不寒而栗。
用法提示：shudder at 表示“一想到…就发抖”，其中 shudder 是动词原形。
The little dog shuddered with cold in the rain.
那只小狗在雨中冷得直打哆嗦。
用法提示：shuddered with cold 表示“因寒冷而发抖”，是动词过去式。
at 后接引起恐惧、厌恶或震惊的事物，如 the thought、the sight。
She shuddered at the thought of going back there.
一想到要回到那里，她就不寒而栗。
固定说法，后接 what、how 等引导的从句，表示不敢想像某事。
I shudder to think what would have happened if we had been late.
一想到我们要是迟到了会发生什么，我就不寒而栗。
with 后接引起颤抖的原因，常见的有 fear、cold、delight。
He was shuddering with cold.
他冷得直打哆嗦。
多用于机器或车辆，表示震动着慢慢停下。
The old engine shuddered to a halt.
那台旧发动机剧烈抖动着停了下来。
tremble 是通用词，可表示因恐惧、紧张、寒冷等引起的轻微持续抖动；语气比 shudder 弱。
shiver 侧重于寒冷或害怕引起的短暂发抖，常与 cold 连用。
quiver 强调幅度极小、速度快的颤动，动作比 shudder 轻，多由情绪引起。
quake 语气强于 shudder，多用于书面或文学语境，表示因极度恐惧而全身剧烈发抖。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was shuddered at the terrible sight.
正确表达She shuddered at the terrible sight.
shudder 是不及物动词，没有被动语态，不能说 was shuddered；应直接用主动语态 She shuddered，表示“她因那可怕的景象而发抖”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He shuddered to the thought of failure.
正确表达He shuddered at the thought of failure.
表示“因某事而发抖”时，shudder 后面接介词 at 引出引发恐惧的对象，不用 to；shudder at the thought of... 是固定搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sight made me to shudder.
正确表达The sight made me shudder.
使役动词 make 后接“宾语 + 动词原形”，动词原形前不加 to；因此应为 made me shudder，而不是 made me to shudder。
此处针对“shudder”表示“因恐惧或寒冷而紧张发抖”的义项；calm down 强调从发抖的紧张状态恢复到镇定。若指机械“剧烈震动”，则此反义不适用。
此处针对“shudder”表示“急剧震动；颤动”的义项；steady 作动词表示使不再晃动，但一般不用于因恐惧而发抖的情绪义。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
恐惧是引发shudder的常见情绪之一。
horror指强烈恐惧，常让人不由自主地shudder。
寒冷会使身体发抖，与shudder的本能反应相关。
恐惧或寒冷时常伴随goosebumps与shudder。
一阵寒意或恐惧感可引发shudder。
一想到……就不寒而栗
I shudder to think how much money we wasted on that failed project.
一想到我们在那个失败项目上浪费了多少钱，我就不寒而栗。
一想到……就害怕
She shuddered at the thought of going to the dentist.
她一想到要看牙医就害怕。
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剧烈地颤抖
She shuddered violently in the cold wind.
她在寒风中剧烈地颤抖。