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TOEFL BNC: 12112 COCA: 11635

tremor

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
tremor /ˈtrɛmɚ/ noun
plural tremors
tremor
/ˈtrɛmɚ/
noun
plural tremors
Learner's definition of TREMOR
[count]
: a shaking movement of the ground before or after an earthquake(地震前后的)小震动
: a slight shaking movement or sound that is caused especially by nervousness, weakness, or illness(尤指紧张或疾病等引起的)颤抖,哆嗦
TOEFL BNC: 12112 COCA: 11635

tremor

noun

trem·​or ˈtre-mər How to pronounce tremor (audio)
1
a
: a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
b
: nervous excitement
2
: a quivering or vibratory motion
especially : a discrete small movement following or preceding a major seismic event
3
a
: a feeling of uncertainty or insecurity
a tremor of hesitation
b
: a cause of such a feeling

Example Sentences

Small tremors were still being felt several days after the earthquake. I heard a tremor in her voice. His tremors were caused by the disease.
Recent Examples on the Web The earthquake followed several others that began the previous day, including a magnitude 6.4 tremor the previous night. Elaine Yu, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 Shura felt something like a tremor in her breastbone. Sana Krasikov, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services said several aftershocks ranging from magnitude 2.5 to 4 were still hitting the region following the initial tremor. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 20 Dec. 2021 First, on July 31, an American drone missile struck a house in central Kabul, its tremor felt for several miles. Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Just when fans think their favorite guys are settled, a tremor occurs and all of a sudden, a coach gets fired or an assistant leaves for a higher-profile and higher-paying job. Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 The tremor had forced hospital patients and medical staff in the city of Manila to evacuate. Landon Mion, Fox News, 27 July 2022 The damage to the wheat crop has sent yet another tremor through India’s underperforming agriculture sector. New York Times, 14 June 2022 The Cala Trio device is available by prescription only, and is calibrated to each patient’s individual brain signal patterns, addressing the root cause of essential tremor through electrical stimulation known as neuromodulation. Jim Vinoski, Forbes, 10 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tremour, from Anglo-French tremor, from Latin, from tremere

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of tremor was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 12112 COCA: 11635
tremor

noun¹

1small earthquake小地震ADJECTIVEminor, slight輕微的地震severe劇烈的地面顫動earth小地震
tremor

noun²

2shaking movement震顫ADJECTIVE | VERB + TREMOR | TREMOR + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEfaint, slight, small, tiny微微的顫抖He felt a tiny tremor of excitement as he glimpsed the city lights.瞥見城市的燈光時,他興奮得有一點兒發抖。violent劇烈的顫抖nervous焦慮的戰慄hand, muscle手哆嗦;肌肉顫抖VERB + TREMORsend使戰慄Her expression sent a tremor of anxiety through him.她的表情使他感到一陣戰慄。cause引起震顫feel感到戰慄She felt a tremor run down her back when she saw him.看見他的時候,她感到不寒而慄。control抑制顫抖He couldn't control the tremor in his voice.他無法抑制聲音的顫抖。TREMOR + VERBrun顫抖蔓延A tremor ran through the audience.觀眾感到一陣驚恐。shake sb/sth使⋯顫抖An uncontrollable tremor shook his mouth.他的雙唇控制不住地顫抖。PREPOSITIONwith a tremor, without a tremor伴着顫抖;沒有發抖He managed to make his short speech without a tremor.他總算完成了簡短的發言而沒有發抖。tremor of⋯的顫抖a tremor of fear畏懼的顫抖

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