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convulse verb
⇨ shake 3shake3 verb shake your head/shake hands 摇头；握手The ground shook./Shake the bottle. 地面颤动了；把瓶子摇晃一下。shaking with fear 吓得发抖badly shaken by the news 听到消息大为震惊shake ♦︎ tremble ♦︎ shudder ♦︎ twitch ♦︎ shiver ♦︎ convulseThese words all mean to make short quick movements that you cannot control, especially because you are frightened or cold. 这些词均表示颤抖、哆嗦，尤因害怕或寒冷。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to shake / tremble / shiver / be convulsed with fear◆to shake / tremble / shiver with cold◆to tremble / shudder / shiver at a thought / memory, etc.◆sb's whole body shakes / trembles / shudders / twitches / shivers / convulses◆sb's hands shake / tremble / twitch◆sb's legs shake / tremble◆sb's mouth / lip trembles / twitches◆to shake / tremble / shudder / twitch / shiver slightly◆to shake / tremble / shudder / twitch / shiver / convulse violently◆to shake / shudder / shiver suddenly■ shake (shook, shaken) [intransitive] to make short quick movements that you cannot control, for example because you are frightened or cold （因害怕或寒冷等）颤抖，发抖，哆嗦◆I was shaking like a leaf.我像片树叶般地直哆嗦。◆Her hands started to shake.她的手开始抖起来。 see also shaking ⇨ shiver noun ■ tremble [intransitive] to shake in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are very nervous, excited or frightened （尤指因紧张、激动或害怕）颤抖，抖动，哆嗦◆He opened the letter with trembling hands.他双手颤抖着把信打开。◆I trembled at the thought of making a speech.我一想到发表演讲心里就发怵。 see also tremble ⇨ shiver noun ■ shudder [intransitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) to shake suddenly because you are frightened or cold, or because of a strong emotion （因害怕、寒冷或激动）发抖，打颤，战栗◆Alone in the car, she shuddered with fear.她一个人待在汽车里，害怕得直哆嗦。◆I shudder to think what might have happened.想到可能已经发生的事，我不寒而栗。 see also shudder ⇨ shiver noun NOTE 辨析 Tremble or shudder? Tremble describes a repeated shaking movement; shudder is usually only a single shake. * tremble指不停地颤抖，shudder通常指颤抖一下◆He trembled (= he was shaking).他不停地颤抖。◆He shuddered (= he shook once).他颤抖了一下。 ■ twitch [intransitive, transitive](of part of the body) to make a sudden quick movement, sometimes one that you cannot control; to make a part of your body do this （身体部位）痉挛，抽搐，抽动；使（身体部位）抽动◆Her lips twitched with amusement.她的嘴唇忍俊不禁地颤动着。◆The dog twitched its ears and looked very intently.那只狗抽动着耳朵，很专注地看着。 see also twitch ⇨ shiver noun ■ shiver [intransitive] to shake slightly because you are cold, ill, frightened or excited （因寒冷、生病、害怕或激动）颤抖，哆嗦◆Don't stand outside shivering－come in and get warm.别站在外面哆嗦了－进来暖暖身子吧。ⓘ Shiver is more often used to describe shaking from cold or illness than from fear. * shiver更多是因寒冷或生病而颤抖，而非因害怕而颤抖。 see also shiver ⇨ shiver noun ■ convulse / /kənˈvʌls/ / [transitive, intransitive] to cause a sudden strong shaking movement in sb's body; to make this movement 使痉挛（或抽筋）；（身体）震动（或抖动）◆She was convulsed by a bout of sneezing.她打了一阵喷嚏，浑身抖动起来。◆His whole body convulsed.他全身痉挛。 see also convulsion ⇨ shiver noun |