n.戰(zhàn)悚；顫抖

v.發(fā)抖；憂慮；震顫

His remarks struck a tremble into her heart. 他的話令她感到不寒而栗。

There was a tremble in her voice. 她聲音顫抖。

The dog was all of a tremble with cold. 這條狗凍得全身發(fā)抖。

He was trembling with rage. 他氣得發(fā)抖。

I tremble to think what's going to happen. 我一想到即將發(fā)生的事就擔(dān)心。

The whole house trembled when the train went by. 火車經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)，整座房子都在震顫。

tremble的基本意思是“發(fā)抖,顫抖”,表示人或動(dòng)物因恐懼、強(qiáng)烈的感情或寒冷等原因而身體輕微、快速地抖動(dòng),主要用作不及物動(dòng)詞,有時(shí)也可用作及物動(dòng)詞。用作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),常接with,表示“因…而發(fā)抖”,主語(yǔ)通常是人,介詞with引起的短語(yǔ)表示原因。

tremble的現(xiàn)在分詞trembling可用作形容詞,在句中作定語(yǔ),意思是“顫抖的”。

tremble還可用作名詞,意為“顫抖”。例如:There was a tremble in her voice.她聲音顫抖。