no obj.
1- shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty(尤指因焦虑、兴奋或虚弱而)颤抖, 战栗:
Isobel was trembling with excitement.
伊泽贝尔激动得发抖。
1.1
- be in a state of extreme apprehension极为担心, 忧虑:
with infinitive I tremble to think that we could ever return to conditions like these.一想到我们可能重陷那种境地时, 我就不寒而栗。
1.2
- usu. as adj. trembling(of a person's voice) sound unsteady or hesitant(人的嗓音)颤抖。
1.3
- shake or quiver slightly晃动, 颤动:
the earth trembled beneath their feet.
大地在他们脚下颤动。
1
- a trembling feeling, movement, or sound战栗, 颤抖, 打抖:
there was a slight tremble in his voice.
他声音有些颤抖。
2
the trembles
informal a physical or emotional condition marked by trembling〈非正式〉震颤病。
2.1
- another term for MILK-SICKNESS.
短语
all of a tremble
- informal extremely agitated or excited〈非正式〉极度紧张, 极为激动的。
派生词
tremblingly
adverb词源
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French trembler, from medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus (see TREMULOUS).