tremors

英 [ˈtrɛməz]

美 [ˈtrɛmərz]

n.  轻微地震; 小震; 微震; (由于寒冷或恐惧等引起的)颤抖，战栗，哆嗦
tremor的复数

柯林斯词典

• 轻微地震;小震
  Atremoris a small earthquake.
• N-COUNT 波动;风波
  If an event causes atremorin a group or organization, it threatens to make the group or organization less strong or stable.
  1. News of 160 redundancies had sent tremors through the community...
     将会裁员 160 人的消息在该团体中掀起了一阵骚动。
  2. Overproduction and consequent low market prices for wine caused economic tremors.
     葡萄酒生产过剩及由此造成的市价低迷引起了经济波动。
• N-COUNT (身体或声音不由自主的)震颤，颤抖
  Atremoris a shaking of your body or voice that you cannot control.
  1. He felt a tremor in his arms...
     他感到胳膊不由自主地颤动。
  2. He felt a tremor of apprehension…
     他感到一阵恐惧。
  3. The dangerous, excitable tremor was still in her voice.
     她说起话来还是因为害怕及激动而颤抖。

双语例句

• Jiang claims the snakes have already predicted numerous small tremors.
  蒋先生断言，蛇已经预报了很多的小地震。
• It is worthwhile to make further study of the cause and mechanism of anomalous tremors before the Wenchuan earthquake.
  汶川大地震的“震前扰动”产生的原因和机理值得我们去进行深入的探讨和研究。
• The region had already felt some tremors from the financial crisis.
  该地区已经感受到金融危机的一些冲击。
• Not only has the epicenter of the quake shifted, but, so far, the tremors have shaken markets differently.
  不仅地震的震中发生了转移，而且迄今余震以不同的方式震撼了市场。
• Organizational tremors are similarly felt in all the agencies.
  所有代理机构都同样感受到了组织上的波动。
• Patients suffer from muscular tremors and rigidity, and their movements are severely impaired.
  病人经受肌肉震颤和僵直的痛苦，病人的行动能力严重削弱。
• A straw house designed to withstand strong tremors during earthquakes could provide robust protection, engineers have found.
  一组工程师发现，一种设计用于抵抗地震的强烈震动的秸秆房屋可能提供强有力的防护。
• This time the tremors were felt on Wall Street.
  这一次，华尔街为之震动。
• Further tremors could level more buildings
  余震可能会摧毁更多的建筑物。
• Tremors were also reported in over half of China's provinces and municipalities, the China Seismological Bureau said.
  地震局称，中国半数以上的省市都感到了颤动。