| 释义 |
shiv·er¹ /ˈʃɪvə(r)/ vi. | vt. | n.
I ❶ vi.
1. 颤抖，哆嗦
shiver all over with cold 冷得浑身发抖
The leaves shivered in the breeze. 树叶在微风中颤动。
2. 发颤声
3. (船帆)迎风拍动；(帆船)(因太贴近风)拍动着船帆行驶
❷ vt.
(因贴近风)使(船帆)拍动
II n.
1. 发抖，颤抖；战栗
She gave a slight shiver. 她微微颤动了一下。
I'm all of a shiver. 我浑身发抖。
The breeze gave a shiver to the surface of the lake. 微风使湖面发出一阵颤动。
The smile sent cold shivers down my spine. 那笑容使我的脊骨都凉了。
2. [the shivers]寒颤
give sb. the shivers 使某人打寒颤
He still had the shivers when he passed the spot where his ancestor Sir Thomas More was decapitated in 1535. 走过先祖托马斯·莫尔爵士于1535年被斩首之处时他仍会不寒而栗。
[<ME chiveren < ? chevelen to chatter < OE ceafl jowl] |