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tremble

verb
🔊/ˈtrembl/
🔊/ˈtrembl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tremble
🔊/ˈtrembl/
🔊/ˈtrembl/
he / she / it trembles
🔊/ˈtremblz/
🔊/ˈtremblz/
past simple trembled
🔊/ˈtrembld/
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past participle trembled
🔊/ˈtrembld/
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-ing form trembling
🔊/ˈtremblɪŋ/
🔊/ˈtremblɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] tremble (with something) 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I began to tremble uncontrollably.我不由自主地颤抖起来。
    • She was trembling with anger.她气得发抖。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • violently
    • uncontrollably
    • …
    verb + tremble
    • begin to
    • start to
    • make somebody
    • …
    preposition
    • at
    • in
    • with
    • …
    phrases
    • tremble all over
    • tremble from head to foot
    • tremble from head to toe
    • …
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  2. [intransitive] to shake slightly颤动；轻轻摇晃 synonym quiver
    • leaves trembling in the breeze在微风中摇曳的树叶
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • violently
    • uncontrollably
    • …
    verb + tremble
    • begin to
    • start to
    • make somebody
    • …
    preposition
    • at
    • in
    • with
    • …
    phrases
    • tremble all over
    • tremble from head to foot
    • tremble from head to toe
    • …
    See full entry
  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。🔊🔊
    • The thought made him tremble inside.这一想法让他心里直哆嗦。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • badly
    • violently
    • uncontrollably
    • …
    verb + tremble
    • begin to
    • start to
    • make somebody
    • …
    preposition
    • at
    • in
    • with
    • …
    phrases
    • tremble all over
    • tremble from head to foot
    • tremble from head to toe
    • …
    See full entry
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French trembler, from medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus, from tremere ‘tremble’.

tremble

noun
🔊/ˈtrembl/
🔊/ˈtrembl/
[countable, usually singular]
(also trembling
🔊/ˈtremblɪŋ/
🔊/ˈtremblɪŋ/
 [countable, uncountable])
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  1. 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。🔊🔊
    • I heard a tremble in her voice.我听到她的声音在颤抖。
    • The only sign of fear was a slight tremble in his legs.唯一看得出他在恐惧的表征是他的双腿在微微颤抖。
    Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French trembler, from medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus, from tremere ‘tremble’.