shudder
verb [ I ] uk/ˈʃʌd.ər/ us/ˈʃʌd.ɚ/
C2 （因有令人不快的想法或感觉而）战栗，发抖
to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling
The sight of so much blood made him shudder. 看到那么多的血，他不禁浑身战栗。
She shuddered at the thought of kissing him. 她一想到亲吻他就禁不住发抖。
剧烈震动
When something shudders, it shakes violently and quickly.
I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me. 我听到一声巨大的爆炸声，脚下的地面随之剧烈震动。
There was a screech of brakes and the bus shuddered to a halt (= shook violently and stopped). 伴随着一声尖厉的急刹车声，公共汽车剧烈地晃动着停了下来。
- More examples
- She looked up at the grey sky and shuddered.
- I still shudder when I think of the risks we took.
- She shuddered with horror.
- I shudder at the thought of eating the fat on meat.
- I don't like to think about getting close to him - it makes me shudder.
Idioms
I shudder to thinkidiom 我一想到…就惴惴不安，我真不敢想
said when you are worried about something unpleasant that might happen or might have happened
I shudder to think what my parents will say when I tell them I've failed my exams. 我真不敢想告诉父母自己没有通过考试他们会怎么说。
shudder to a haltidiom （系统）突然失灵
If a system shudders to a halt, it suddenly stops working.
The economy has shuddered to a halt because of the civil war. 内战使经济一下子陷入停滞。
shudder
noun [ C ] uk/ˈʃʌd.ər/ us/ˈʃʌd.ɚ/
发抖，战栗
the act of shuddering
He gave a slight shudder as he considered how close he had come to death. 想到自己曾与死神那么接近，他禁不住微微发抖。
She recalled with a shudder how her boss had once tried to kiss her. 她回想起她的老板如何试图强吻她时，不禁浑身颤抖。
figurative America's second biggest supermarket chain has sent a shudder through (= has had a strong effect on) its rivals by slashing its prices. 美国的第二大连锁超市通过大幅降价给对手造成极大的震动。
Idiom
send shudders/a shudder down your spineidiom 使（某人）不寒而栗
to cause you to feel extremely worried or frightened
When I think of what might have happened in the accident, it sends shudders down my spine. 想到当时事故中可能出现的状况，我就不寒而栗。