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单词 tremor
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tremor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtrem.ər/us
/ˈtrem.ɚ/
aslightshakingmovementin a person'sbody,especiallybecause ofnervousnessorexcitement:
（尤指因紧张或兴奋）颤抖，发抖
Thediseasemostlyaffectspeopleover 50,causingparalysisanduncontrollabletremors.这种病主要发生在年过50的人身上，能引起瘫痪和难以自制的颤抖。
There was aslighttremor in hervoice.她的声音微微发颤。
figurativeA tremorofexcitementwent through theaudienceas he came onstage.他走上舞台时，观众兴奋得出现了一阵骚动。
aslightearthquake:
轻微地震，小地震
The tremor wasfeltasfaras 200milesaway.这次小震200英里以外的地方都有震感。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making short, sudden movements
  • aquiver
  • convulse
  • convulsion
  • convulsive
  • cringe
  • flick
  • jerkily
  • jerkiness
  • jerky
  • jig
  • jiggle
  • quake
  • quiver
  • recoil
  • shaky
  • shudder
  • squirm
  • toss
  • tremulous
  • whip
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Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions
(Definition oftremorfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tremor| American Dictionary

tremor
noun[C]
us
/ˈtrem·ər/

tremornoun[C](BODY MOVEMENT)

ashakingmovementin a person’sbody, usually because offright,excitement, orillness:
Ifelta tremor ofanxietyas theplaneliftedoff theground.

tremornoun[C](EARTH MOVEMENT)

aslightearthquake(=sudden,violentmovementof the earth’ssurface):
The tremor wascenteredjustsouthofSanFrancisco.
(Definition oftremorfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There were several tremors and some public buildings, such as chapels, had to be demolished because of the damage sustained.
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Three weeks ago there were tremors in the position of the £—in my view, quite unjustifiable.
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On the following day it had another fit in which tremors of all the muscles, including those of the left hind leg, were involved.
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There have been tremors in that area in the past couple of years, some of them substantial.
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We have now changed the emphasis of that reply, mainly because of the increased incidence of earth tremors.
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The problems we are facing today, economic and sociological, may be only earth tremors compared to earthquakes to come.
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At a time of massive unemployment an underlying nervousness appears throughout the whole of industry: tremors affect workers and management in every quarter.
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In some areas earth tremors are triggered by mining.
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Muscles can begin to develop, as it were, a life of their own, causing uncontrollable twitching, tremors and other abnormal movements.
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She developed jaw tremors which spread to her whole body owing to the administration of neuroleptic drugs.
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There are massive pieces of equipment to be established with absolute stability; and the most minor of earth tremors could lead to disastrous results.
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People are entitled to know the causes and what steps, if any, can be taken to avoid further tremors.
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Their enemies would then try to reduce those belligerents by causing earth tremors through and around the launching sites.
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There will be many tremors of excitement, as one legal hare after another is flushed from the undergrowth.
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During the past 100 years, signs of activity in the form of earth tremors occurred about every 30 years.
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