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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Collins.1 / BNC.12112 / COCA.11635

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

双语例句

• A noticeable tremor in his voice.
  他的声音明显地颤抖。
• He had a mild nervous tremor.
  他有轻微的神经颤抖症。
• Stimulation of the subthalamic nuclei in patients with Parkinson's causes immediate and significant improvements in tremor.
  通过刺激丘脑底核，帕金森病患者的震颤可得到直接和显著的改善。
• We felt the tremor in Xi'an.
  我们在西安也感受到了震动。
• Affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor.
  受中风影响或无法控制的颤抖。
• The man heard a tremor in Reuben's voice and could tell he was close to tears.
  那人感觉到鲁本的声音在颤抖，知道他快要哭了。
• 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。
• Deep brain stimulation is used to treat conditions including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and multiple sclerosis.
  深部脑刺激被用来治疗巴金森氏症、原发性颤抖症，以及多发性硬化症等疾病；
• However, the earliest long-period seismographs recorded dispersive waves with large transverse displacement components in the main tremor.
  但是，最早期的地震记录，就记录下了主震中具有很大横向位移分量的频散波。
• There has been a tremor so slight that I did not even feel it.
  发生的小震十分轻微，我甚至都没有感觉到。