tremor
/ˈtremə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtremər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtre-mər/ (ame, mw)
tremor — 名詞
- tremorsingular
- tremorsplural
1. a small shaking movement in someone's body, often caused by fear, cold, illness,
顫抖；發顫
身體不由自主的輕微抖動
a small shaking movement in someone's body, often caused by fear, cold, illness, or a strong feeling
A tremor ran through Liam's hands before he opened the exam results.
Liam 在打開考試結果前，雙手先掠過一陣顫抖。
a tremor runs through + body part
Mira noticed a slight tremor in her father's voice during dinner.
Mira 在晚餐時注意到父親的聲音有一絲發顫。
a tremor in + voice
After the cold swim, Tariq felt a tremor in his legs.
冷水游泳後，Tariq 覺得雙腿有一陣顫抖。
The doctor checked Andres for a hand tremor after the fall.
醫生在那次跌倒後檢查 Andres 是否有手部顫抖。
A sudden tremor in Lakshmi's jaw made her stop speaking.
Lakshmi 下巴突然一陣發顫，讓她停下說話。
- steadiness
stable control without unwanted movement
- stillness
complete absence of movement
文法句型
a tremor in + body part / voice
a tremor runs through + body part
have a tremor
用法筆記
Often used for an involuntary movement in a hand, voice, jaw, or other body part. In medical contexts it can also describe a repeated shaking symptom, not just one brief movement.
2. a minor earthquake that makes the ground move for a short time
微震；小地震
規模小、地面輕搖的地震
a minor earthquake that makes the ground move for a short time
Residents felt a weak tremor just after midnight near the coast.
午夜過後不久，沿海附近的居民感到一陣小地震。
feel a tremor near a place
The first tremor cracked two windows in Zuri's apartment building.
第一波微震震裂了 Zuri 公寓大樓的兩扇窗戶。
a tremor damages buildings
Scientists recorded a tremor under the volcano before sunrise.
天亮前，科學家記錄到火山下方出現一陣微震。
A second tremor sent school chairs sliding across the classroom floor.
第二次小地震讓教室裡的椅子滑過地板。
Jack called his sister when the tremor shook their hillside village.
那陣微震搖動山坡小村後，Jack 立刻打電話給姊姊。
- earthquake
the general everyday word and often used for stronger events as well
- quake
a shorter, less formal alternative often used in news reports
- aftershock
specifically a quake that happens after a larger main earthquake
文法句型
feel a tremor
a tremor hits + place
record a tremor under + place
用法筆記
Common in news reports and scientific writing about earthquakes or volcanic activity. Distinguish it from noun sense 1, which describes shaking in a person's body.