shiver
verb [ I ] uk/ˈʃɪv.ər/ us/ˈʃɪv.ɚ/
B2 （因寒冷、疾病或恐惧而）轻微颤抖，发抖
When people or animals shiver, they shake slightly because they feel cold, ill, or frightened.
The poor dog - it's shivering! 可怜的狗——它在发抖！
He shivered with cold in his thin cotton shirt. 他只穿着薄薄的棉布衬衫，冻得瑟瑟发抖。
- More examples
- She shivered, and gathered the blanket around her.
- Arthur shivered involuntarily as he came out of the building.
- We shivered in the piercing wind.
- I'd hate to swim in that cold sea - it makes me shiver just thinking about .
- Come into the warm - you're shivering with cold.
shiver
noun [ C ] uk/ˈʃɪv.ər/ us/ˈʃɪv.ɚ/
（因受惊、寒冷或生病）颤栗;颤抖
the act of shaking slightly because you are frightened, cold, or ill
I felt/gave a shiver as I looked out at the dark expanse of sea. 看着外面漆黑无边的大海，我感到身上一阵颤抖。
the shivers[ plural ] （生病时出现的）发抖，寒战
a condition in which you shiver because you are ill
She's aching and she has the shivers, so I've sent her to bed. 她浑身疼痛，直打寒战，所以我叫她躺到床上去了。
Idiom
shiver (up and) down your spineidiom informal （因恐惧或兴奋而）脊背发凉，战栗
a frightened or excited feeling
At its most terrifying, his writing sends shivers up and down my spine. 读到他作品中最恐怖的部分时，我不由得脊背发凉。
Whenever I hear that music, I feel a shiver down my spine. 无论何时听到那段音乐，我都会感到一阵战栗。