vi (1) 1)(因寒冷、恐惧、体弱)颤抖(战栗)(shake with cold，fear，weakness，etc)[I，I+prep (with)]：～from head to foot 全身发抖;(sb's voice/lip)～with rage/nervousness(某人的声音/嘴唇)因愤怒/紧张而发颤;(sb)～with fear/cold/excitement(某人)因恐惧/寒冷/兴奋而颤抖;He was～ing violently and in a perspiration. 他抖得很厉害，还不断出冷汗。～ing hands 颤抖的手;〖同〗shake，quiver，shiver; 2)微颤，轻轻地摇动(shake slightly)[I]：The leaves～d in the breeze/the wind. 树叶在微风/风中轻轻地摇曳。The bridge (ground)～d as the train went across it/the volcano erupted. 火车驶过/火山爆发时，桥(大地)在颤动。〖同〗shake;

(2)担忧，不安(feel or express anxiety)[I，I+prep，I+to-inf]：～with anxiety 焦虑不安;～for sb's safety 担心某人的安全;～at the idea of having to go through that ordeal again/the thought of what may happen 一想到又要受那种折磨/可能要发生的事就焦虑不安;～to think what will happen/think of sth's consequence 一想到就要发生的事/某事的后果，心里就很恐慌;

(be/go) in fear and trembling (of) 非常害怕：They go in fear and～ing of their father. 他们非常惧怕他们的父亲。

n 颤抖;颤抖的声音或动作(act，state or sound of trembling)[C]：a～in sb's voice 某人声音发抖;a～of fear/excitement 害怕/兴奋得发抖;the～in sb's hands某人双手颤抖;be all of a～(infml) 浑身哆嗦;

→′trembler n 继电器的接触弹簧;′trembly adj 颤抖的，战栗的;

【辨异】tremble与shake的区别见SHAKE。