fear and trembling
collocation战战兢兢
They approached the king with fear and trembling.
他们战战兢兢地走近国王。
颤抖；发抖；震颤
颤抖的动作
a trembling or shaking motion
颤抖
A tremble.
颤抖的动作
a shaky motion
I felt a trembling in my hands before the interview.
面试前我感到双手在颤抖。
用法提示：trembling 作名词，表示‘颤抖’的状态，此处指手部的发抖。
The trembling of the old man's voice showed how nervous he was.
那位老人声音的颤抖表明他有多紧张。
用法提示：trembling 是名词，指声音的颤抖，强调发抖的动作或状态。
A slight trembling ran through the dog's body as it waited at the door.
狗在门口等待时，一阵轻微的颤抖传遍它的身体。
用法提示：trembling 作名词，指全身的轻微震颤。
较正式，可指因紧张、疾病或地震等引起的抖动；用于人时不如 trembling 那样强调持续的不自主颤抖。
最通用的名词，可指任何快速来回晃动；用于人时较直接，不一定带有‘不由自主’的细微感。
强调幅度小、速度快的颤动，常因情绪或寒冷而起；比 trembling 更轻微、更局部。
指因恐惧、厌恶或寒冷引起的全身短暂剧烈颤抖，比 trembling 更强烈、更短暂。
本义为“颤抖；颤抖的动作”，指不自主地抖动；其反义为完全静止不动。
在“颤抖（身体/物体抖动）”的意义上，反义为平稳、不晃动；注意与情感上的“镇定”相区别。
战战兢兢
They approached the king with fear and trembling.
他们战战兢兢地走近国王。
无法控制的颤抖
His uncontrollable trembling made it hard to hold the cup.
他无法控制的颤抖使他很难握住杯子。
轻微的颤抖
There was a slight trembling in her voice.
她的声音里有一丝轻微的颤抖。
一阵颤抖
A fit of trembling seized her when she heard the news.
听到这个消息时，她一阵颤抖。
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root（词根），动词；加 -ing 时省略末尾 e 变为 trembling；同根词：tremor、tremulous
suffix（后缀）；构成动名词/名词，如 reading、building
恐惧等强烈情绪常导致身体不由自主地颤抖。
寒冷环境下人体会通过颤抖产生热量。
焦虑会引起神经紧张，进而表现为颤抖。
身体虚弱或疲劳时也容易出现颤抖。
地震是引起大地或物体颤抖的自然现象。
抖得像树叶一样；因恐惧或寒冷而剧烈颤抖
She was trembling like a leaf during the job interview.
面试时她抖得像一片叶子。
吓得发抖；非常害怕
The thief was trembling in his boots when the police arrived.
警察赶到时，那个小偷吓得直发抖。
战战兢兢；惶恐不安
He approached the boss with fear and trembling.
他战战兢兢地走向老板。
就当恐惧战兢，作成你们得救的工夫。
The trembling of his hands made it difficult to write.
他双手的颤抖使他难以书写。
当存畏惧事奉耶和华，又当存战兢而快乐。
The trembling in her voice revealed her nervousness.
她声音中的颤抖暴露了她的紧张。
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