Word · Frequency #12112
tremor
颤抖；发抖
involuntary shaking or trembling of the body
指身体不自主的抖动，不是地震。
- 1.
A shake, quiver, or vibration.
摇动、颤抖或振动
- 2.
An earthquake.
地震
小地震；微震；摇动、颤抖或振动；地震；震动；颤动；[医] 震颤
In use
Her voice had a slight tremor as she spoke about the accident.
The old man's hands show a constant tremor, but he can still write.
A tremor ran through the dog's body when the thunder started.
a tremor in [body part]
He noticed a tremor in his left hand.
他注意到左手有一阵颤抖。
a tremor of [emotion]
A tremor of excitement ran through the crowd.
一阵兴奋的激动掠过人群。
[place] was hit by a tremor
此用法指小地震。
The region was hit by a minor tremor yesterday.
Connections
Collocations
- slight tremor
- 轻微震颤
- The doctor noticed a slight tremor in his hands.医生注意到他的手有轻微震颤。
- hand tremor
- 手部震颤
- Her hand tremor made it difficult to write.她的手部震颤使她写字困难。
- earth tremor
- 小地震；轻微地震
- A sudden earth tremor shook the village.突然的小地震震动了村庄。
- volcanic tremor
- 火山震颤
- Seismologists recorded a volcanic tremor before the eruption.地震学家在喷发前记录到了火山震颤。
- tremor in one's voice
- 声音颤抖
- There was a tremor in her voice as she spoke.她说话时声音颤抖。
- essential tremor
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 tremble（发抖）的动作，想象地震时大地像人一样不住颤抖——tremor 即“震动/地震”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical reports、news coverage of earthquakes、literary descriptions 该词正式程度随语境变化：表示地震时多用于新闻报道或正式说明；表示身体发抖时常见于医学或书面描写。日常口语中更常说 shaking 或 trembling。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -or 结尾，其中 terror（/ˈtɛrər/）与 error（/ˈɛrər/）押韵，rumor（/ˈruːmər/）与 humor（/ˈhjuːmər/）押韵。它们与 tremor（/ˈtrɛmər/）都不押韵：tremor 中为 -m-，而 terror/error/mirror/horror 中是 -r-；rumor/humor 的元音 /uː/ 也不同。注意 mirror 和 horror 虽然形似，但元音分别读 /ɪ/ 和 /ɔː/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.