spokenBAD used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too unpleasant 我一想到…就颤抖〔用于表示不愿意去想非常不愉快的事〕
I shudder to think what they’ll say when they see the mess the house is in.
一想到他们看见房子这样脏乱会说些什么,我就心里打战。
Examples from the Corpus
I shudder to think• I never know how carefully. I shudder to think.• Palestrina! I shudder to think what I should do when her next socialinvitationarrives in the letterbox!• I regularly see them sent out alone on shopping errands. I shudder to think what might happen on their way home.• I shudder to think what will happen to him now.