tremble 英 [ˈtrembl]   美 [ˈtrɛmbəl]

tremble

tremble  英 [ˈtrembl] 美 [ˈtrɛmbəl]

v. 颤抖;焦虑  n. 颤抖;哆嗦 

进行时:trembling  过去式:trembled  过去分词:trembled  第三人称单数:trembles  名词复数:trembles 

My legs were trembling with fear. 我吓得双腿直发抖。
Her voice trembled with excitement. 她激动得声音颤抖。

  • To tremble is to quiver or shake without meaning to. Your hands probably tremble when you're nervous.
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  • v. 颤抖;焦虑
  • n. 颤抖;哆嗦
  • 1. My legs were trembling with fear.

    我吓得双腿直发抖。

  • 2. Her voice trembled with excitement.

    她激动得声音颤抖。

  • 3. He opened the letter with trembling hands.

    他双手哆嗦着把信打开。

  • 4. leaves trembling in the breeze

    在微风中摇曳的树叶

  • 5. I trembled at the thought of having to make a speech.

    我一想到得发表演讲心里就发怵。

  • 6. a tremble of fear

    恐惧引起的颤抖

  • 7. She tried to control the trembling in her legs.

    她竭力控制住颤抖的双腿。

  • tremble (v.) c. 1300, "shake from fear, cold, etc.," from Old French trembler "tremble, fear" (11c.), from Vulgar Latin *tremulare (source also of Italian tremolare, Spanish temblar), from Latin tremulus "trembling, shaking, quaking," from tremere "to tremble, shiver, quake," from PIE *trem- "to tremble" (source also of Greek tremein "to shiver, tremble, to quake, to fear," Lithuanian tremiu, tremti "to chase away," Old Church Slavonic treso "to shake," Gothic þramstei "grasshopper"). A native word for this was Old English bifian. Related: Trembled; trembling. The noun is recorded from c. 1600.
trem·ble / ˈtrembl ; NAmE ˈtrembl / verb , noun tremble trembles trembled trembling verb 1 [intransitive ] tremble(with sth) to shake in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are very nervous, excited, frightened, etc. (因紧张、激动、惊慌等)颤抖,哆嗦,抖动,战栗 My legs were trembling with fear. 我吓得双腿直发抖。 Her voice trembled with excitement. 她激动得声音颤抖。 He opened the letter with trembling hands. 他双手哆嗦着把信打开。 2 [intransitive ] to shake slightly 颤动;轻轻摇晃 SYN quiver leaves trembling in the breeze 在微风中摇曳的树叶 3 [intransitive ] to be very worried or frightened 极担心;焦虑;恐惧 I trembled at the thought of having to make a speech. 我一想到得发表演讲心里就发怵。 noun [countable ,  usually singular ] ( also trem·bling [countable ,  uncountable ] ) a feeling, movement or sound of trembling 颤抖;战栗;哆嗦 a tremble of fear 恐惧引起的颤抖 She tried to control the trembling in her legs. 她竭力控制住颤抖的双腿。 trem·ble / ˈtrembl ; NAmE ˈtrembl /
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