词组 | shake |
释义 | shake /ʃeɪk/ verb to make small quick movements from side to side or up and downadverbsshake violently The building shook violently for over a minute.shake uncontrollably His body was shaking uncontrollably.shake slightly Adam opened the envelope, his hand shaking slightly.be visibly shaking (=in a way that other people can easily see) He was visibly shaking with anger.phrasesshake with laughter/anger/fear etc Both women shook with laughter. | He stood there shaking with anger. | The children were hiding under a table, shaking with fear.be shaking all over (=your whole body is shaking) She was shaking all over, partly from cold, partly from shock.be shaking like a leaf (=be shaking a lot because you are nervous or frightened) I was shaking like a leaf as I stood up to make the speech.THESAURUS: shakeperson shudder to shake for a short time, especially because you think of something very unpleasant, or because you feel frightened or cold: Corbett shuddered when he thought of what might have happened to them. | I shuddered when I read the article. | He was still shuddering with the cold. | She clung to him, shuddering with emotion. tremble to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are frightened, worried, or angry: Ernest opened the letter in silence, his hands trembling. | Her whole body trembled with fear. | He hadn’t dared to move. He was trembling with shock. | “I won’t be coming back,” she said, her body trembling with anger. shiver to shake slightly, especially only a few times, because you are cold or frightened: She shivered, pulling her coat closer around herself. | You make me shiver when you talk like that. quiver especially literary to shake slightly and continuously because you are very worried or excited – used especially about someone’s lips, mouth, or body: Her bottom lip began to quiver, and she turned away to hide her tears. | Alice’s eyes began to fill with tears and her mouth quivered. “I 'm going away,” she said. wobble to move unsteadily from side to side: The ladder started to wobble. | Mrs Hamilton wobbled precariously on her high heels. rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: He rocked to and fro in his chair (=backwards and forwards).object/vehicle/the ground etc rattle to shake and make a noise: The windows rattled in the wind. | The train was rattling over the bridge. vibrate to shake continuously with small fast movements: The music was so loud that the whole room vibrated. | The atoms vibrate at different frequencies. wobble to move unsteadily from side to side: The bike began to wobble alarmingly as she fought to control it. | The cup wobbled and he grabbed it to stop it from falling. rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The trailer rocked in the wind. | The boat was rocking from side to side with the waves. shudder also judder especially BrE if a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes for a short time: The lift shuddered then began to descend. | The engine shuddered into life (=it shook and then started working). | The car juddered to a halt outside the house (=it shook and then stopped). |
随便看 |
英语词组固定搭配大全包含4241条英汉双解词组,基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。