tremor

英 [ˈtremə(r)]

美 [ˈtremər]

n.  轻微地震; 小震; 微震; (由于寒冷或恐惧等引起的)颤抖，战栗，哆嗦

复数：tremors　

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牛津词典

noun

• 轻微地震；小震；微震
  a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly
  1. an earth tremor
     地动
• （由于寒冷或恐惧等引起的）颤抖，战栗，哆嗦
  a slight shaking movement in a part of your body caused, for example, by cold or fear
  1. There was a slight tremor in his voice.
     他的声音略微有点儿颤抖。

柯林斯词典

• 轻微地震;小震
  Atremoris a small earthquake.
• N-COUNT 波动;风波
  If an event causes atremorin a group or organization, it threatens to make the group or organization less strong or stable.
  1. News of 160 redundancies had sent tremors through the community...
     将会裁员 160 人的消息在该团体中掀起了一阵骚动。
  2. Overproduction and consequent low market prices for wine caused economic tremors.
     葡萄酒生产过剩及由此造成的市价低迷引起了经济波动。
• N-COUNT (身体或声音不由自主的)震颤，颤抖
  Atremoris a shaking of your body or voice that you cannot control.
  1. He felt a tremor in his arms...
     他感到胳膊不由自主地颤动。
  2. He felt a tremor of apprehension…
     他感到一阵恐惧。
  3. The dangerous, excitable tremor was still in her voice.
     她说起话来还是因为害怕及激动而颤抖。

英英释义

noun

• an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
  Synonym:shudder
• a small earthquake
  Synonym:earth tremormicroseism
• shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)

verb

• shake with seismic vibrations
  1. The earth was quaking
  Synonym:quake

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