shiver2 noun [countableC] 1 SHAKEa slight shaking movement of your body caused by cold or fear 〔因寒冷或恐惧引起的〕颤抖,发抖 SYN tremble A shiver ran through (=went through) me. 我浑身一阵颤抖。
shiver of She felt a shiver of apprehension. 她感觉身体因为恐惧而抖了一下。
→4 See picture of 见图 shiver 2. give you the shivers informalFRIGHTENED to make you feel afraid 使人打寒战,使人害怕give you the shivers• Just thinking about flying in an airplane gives me the shivers.• Rail privatisation gives them the shivers. → send shivers/chills up (and down) your spine at send(10) shiver• The words caused a shiver to run a fine sharp line through her.• Wilson saw the doubt in her eyes and the droop of her body and felt a shiver pass through her own.• She felt a shiver run up her spine as she closed the door behind her.• The thought of sleeping in such an old house sent a shiver through her.• The story he told me sent a shiver down my spine.• The thought sent a shiver of excitement through her that instantly she sought to crush.• "It's freezing!" Tom said with a shiver.• A shiver of cold ran through him when he stepped outside.• A shiver went over her and she became angry at herself.• He was some one I'd seen in my head before: one of those bundles of shivers in books.• With a peculiar shiver of fear, he stooped to retrieve his spear.• He kicked her sending shivers up her spine; again she yelped, and everything turned black. shiver ran through• At the realisation, a shiver ran through her body.