quiver

单词辨析:

shake quake quiver shiver tremble 【导航词义:颤抖】
shake v. 颤抖,颤动
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指人因激动、恐惧、寒冷等而全身或身体局部颤动,也指以任何形式颤动,含突然或不规则之意。

〔例证〕

He shook with laughter.

他笑得浑身发颤。

His hands were shaking with cold.

他冷得两手直哆嗦。

We felt the house shaking.

我们感到房子在颤动。

quake v. 颤抖,震颤
〔辨析〕

通常指人因恐惧而哆嗦,也指大地、建筑物等剧烈颤动。

〔例证〕

His name was so terrifying that the dead would be made quake in their graves.

他的名字太恐怖了,连坟墓中的死人听后都会发抖。

The ground quaked under our feet.

大地在我们的脚下颤动。

The explosion made the whole building quake.

爆炸使整幢大楼都晃动起来。

quiver v. 微颤,抖动
〔辨析〕

指树叶、鸟的翅膀等抖动,也指人因恐惧、紧张等而嘴唇、声音等颤动,侧重于轻微、急速、连续不断,有时令人难以察觉,在程度上弱于 tremble。

〔例证〕

The leaves were quivering in the breeze.

树叶在微风中颤抖着。

Her lips quivered as she tried not to cry.

她的双唇颤动着,竭力不哭出来。

He was quivering with panic.

他因惊慌而发抖。

shiver v. 颤抖,发抖
〔辨析〕

指因寒冷、害怕等而轻微和快速地颤抖。

〔例证〕

He shivered with cold.

他冷得发抖。

She shivered when she saw the snake.

她见到蛇不寒而栗。

tremble v. 发抖,颤抖
〔辨析〕

指人因盛怒、寒冷、恐惧、虚弱等而轻微地抖动、战栗,常含无法克制之意,有时也指物体轻微地颤动。

〔例证〕

He was trembling with rage.

他气得发抖。

The room is warm now, but he is still trembling.

房间里现在暖和了,但他仍在哆嗦。

The bridge trembled as the train went over it.

当火车从桥上开过时,桥身随之颤动起来。

相关例句:

Mack made his voice quiver with fear on these last two words.

麦克说出最后这两个字时,吓得声音颤抖。

Bereavements are raining into my life which are making my shrinking heart quiver in its intensity of suffering.

各种丧失向我生命倾注,使我畏缩的心灵在剧烈的折磨中发抖。

Her whole body gave a slight quiver.

她全身微微颤动了一下。

She was panic-stricken You could feel the quiver in her voice.

她惊恐万状,你可以感受到她的声音在颤抖。

Elam takes up the quiver, with her charioteers and horses; Kir uncovers the shield.

以拦带著箭袋、有坐战车的和马兵、珥揭开盾牌。

The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin.

伯39:23箭袋和发亮的枪、短枪、他身上铮铮有声。