shivers
shivers — 名詞
- shiverssingular
- shiversesplural
1. a short, quick shaking movement of your body that you cannot control, caused by
顫抖；哆嗦
因寒冷或恐懼而發生的短暫身體抖動
a short, quick shaking movement of your body that you cannot control, caused by cold, fear, or a strong emotion
A sudden shiver ran down Mateo's spine when the cold wind hit his wet skin.
一陣突如其來的寒顫竄下 Mateo 的脊椎，冷風打在他濕漉漉的皮膚上。
shiver ran down [body part], common physical collocation
Adina felt a shiver of excitement as the curtain rose on opening night.
開幕夜的布幕升起時，Adina 感到一陣興奮的顫抖。
shiver of [emotion], describes positive anticipation
The memory of the accident sent a cold shiver through Karim's body.
車禍的回憶讓一股冰冷的寒顫穿過 Karim 的身體。
Elena tried to hide her shiver, but the interviewer noticed her shaking hands.
Elena 想忍住她的哆嗦，但面試官還是注意到她顫抖的雙手。
- feel a shiver
- send a shiver
- a shiver runs down [body part]
- shiver of excitement/fear/pleasure
文法句型
a shiver
shiver of [emotion]
用法筆記
This sense is countable and describes a single moment of shaking. For the uncountable condition of repeated shivering caused by illness, see sense 2.
常見錯誤
2. a physical condition in which your body shakes repeatedly, usually because you h
發冷；寒顫
因生病而引起的持續身體顫抖
a physical condition in which your body shakes repeatedly, usually because you have a fever, a cold, or an infection
Faisal stayed home from school because he had the shivers and a high fever.
Faisal 因為發冷加上高燒，待在家裡沒有上學。
have the shivers, illness context
The nurse said the shivers were a normal reaction to the infection and would pass soon.
護士說寒顫是對感染的正常反應，很快就會過去。
Jiwoo wrapped herself in three blankets, but the shivers would not stop.
Jiwoo 裹了三條毯子，但身體還是冷得一直發抖。
collocation: the shivers would not stop / would not go away
After swimming in the cold mountain lake, Imani came down with the shivers that evening.
Imani 在冰冷的山間湖水裡游泳之後，當天晚上就開始發冷。
- have the shivers
- get the shivers
- catch the shivers
- the shivers pass
- the shivers go away
文法句型
have the shivers
get the shivers
the shivers pass
用法筆記
Use this sense when the focus is on being sick. The phrase 'have/get/catch the shivers' is similar to 'have the chills'. Do not use a number ('three shivers') — this sense is uncountable even though it takes a plural form.
常見錯誤
3. a strong uncomfortable feeling of fear, disgust, or unease, especially in reacti
恐懼感；發毛
因詭異或恐怖事物產生的強烈不適
a strong uncomfortable feeling of fear, disgust, or unease, especially in reaction to something strange, creepy, or unpleasant
The old abandoned hospital gave Jude the shivers every time he walked past it.
每次 Jude 經過那棟廢棄的老醫院，心裡就一陣發毛。
give [someone] the shivers, fixed phrase for creepiness
Something about the stranger's quiet laugh sent shivers down Lien's spine.
那個陌生人低聲的笑讓 Lien 脊背發涼。
send shivers down [someone's] spine, common fixed expression
Just looking at the photos of the accident scene gave Amira the shivers.
光是看到那場車禍現場的照片就讓 Amira 毛骨悚然。
The dark alley gave Pedro the shivers, so he chose a different street to walk home.
那條暗巷讓 Pedro 心裡發毛，所以他選了另一條路走回家。
- give someone the shivers
- send shivers down [body part]
- the shivers run down [body part]
- creeps
informal, very similar meaning: 'that gives me the creeps'
- heebie-jeebies
very informal, humorous term for a nervous or frightened feeling
- chill
used in 'send a chill down someone's spine', similar to 'send shivers'
文法句型
give someone the shivers
send shivers down someone's spine
用法筆記
Common in fixed phrases: 'give someone the shivers' and 'send shivers down someone's spine'. Unlike sense 1, this sense is not about a physical shaking movement — it describes an emotional reaction of being creeped out or disturbed.
常見錯誤
shivers — 動詞
- shiverspresent simple I / you / we / they
- shiverses3rd person singular
- shiversing-ing form
- shiversedpast simple
1. to shake slightly and quickly without being able to control it, especially becau
發抖
因寒冷、生病或害怕而身體輕微抖動
to shake slightly and quickly without being able to control it, especially because you are cold, sick, or afraid
The little puppy was shivering with cold after its bath, so Elena wrapped it in a warm towel.
小狗狗洗完澡後冷得發抖，Elena 用一條溫暖的毛巾把牠包起來。
shiver with [cause], preposition pattern
Pedro shivered as he waited for the bus in the winter rain without a coat.
Pedro 沒穿外套在冬雨中等公車，冷得直發抖。
Amira shivered with fear when she heard footsteps behind her in the empty parking lot.
Amira 在空無一人的停車場聽到身後有腳步聲，嚇得發抖。
shiver with fear, emotion as cause
The children shivered under their thin blankets in the unheated mountain cabin.
孩子們在沒有暖氣的山間小屋裡裹著薄毯子瑟瑟發抖。
Faisal was shivering so hard that his teeth were chattering and he could barely speak.
Faisal 抖得太厲害，牙齒咯咯作響，連話都說不清楚。
- shiver with cold/fear/excitement
- shiver at the thought
- shiver in the cold
- shiver uncontrollably
文法句型
shiver with [cold/fear/excitement]
shiver at [the thought/idea/sound]
用法筆記
Frequently used with the preposition 'with' to state the cause: shiver with cold, shiver with fear, shiver with excitement. 'Shiver at' is used for a trigger: shiver at the sound, shiver at the thought. The verb is intransitive — you cannot 'shiver something'.