no obj.
1- tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion颤抖, 抖动：
the tree's branches stopped quivering.
树枝不再颤动。
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- (of a person, a part of their body, or their voice) tremble with sudden strong emotion（人, 身体部位, 声音）颤抖, 哆嗦：
Bertha's voice quivered with indignation.
伯莎气得声音颤抖。
1.2
- with obj. cause (something) to make a slight rapid motion使颤抖, 使抖动：
the bird runs along in a zigzag path, quivering its wings.
小鸟抖动着翅膀沿弯弯曲曲的路线向前跑去。
- a slight trembling movement or sound, especially one caused by a sudden strong emotion（尤指突然的强烈情感所致的）颤抖, 抖动; 颤音：
Meredith felt a quiver of fear.
梅雷迪思因为害怕而感到发抖。
派生词
quiveringly
adverbquivery
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old English cwifer 'nimble， quick'. The initial qu- is probably symbolic of quick movement （as in quaver and quick）.
1
- an archer's portable case for holding arrows箭囊, 箭袋, 箭筒：
1.1
- a set of surfboards of different lengths and shapes for use with different types of waves一组（长度、形状各异的）冲浪板。
短语
an arrow in the quiver
- one of a number of resources or strategies that can be drawn on or followed办法, 招数; 本钱。
词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French quiveir, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch koker and German Köcher.