shudder
gb/ʃˈʌdɚ/ us/ʃˈʌdɚ/
B1
Anglais
~ 2000
megborzong, borzongás
VERBE
B1
1
megborzong
B1
Schéma d’usage :
to shudder [with/from] [feeling]
She shuddered when she heard the creepy noise.
Megborzongott, amikor meghallotta a hátborzongató zajt.
I still shudder at the memory of that accident.
Még mindig megborzongok annak a balesetnek az emlékétől.
He shuddered with cold as the wind blew through his coat.
They shuddered from head to toe when the icy water touched them.
Exemples pédagogiques
She shuddered when she saw the spider.
Megborzongott, amikor meglátta a pókot.
He shuddered because it was very cold.
Megborzongott, mert nagyon hideg volt.
I shudder when I think about that day.
They shuddered from the cold wind.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'shudder' with 'shutter'. 'Shutter' is a noun or verb about window covers or cameras, while 'shudder' means to shake suddenly.
Sens
Shake suddenly from fear or cold
Collocations
shudder with fear
|shudder at the thought
|shudder involuntarily
|make someone shudder
Synonymes
tremble (Tremble can be more continuous and less sudden than shudder.)
|
shake (Shake is more general and not always caused by emotion or cold.)
Antonymes
steady (To remain still without shaking.)
Thèmes
emotions
|daily life
|physical reactions
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Définition
To shake for a short time because you are afraid, cold, or feel something is unpleasant.
To shake or tremble suddenly and briefly, often because of fear, cold, or disgust.
NOM
B1
2
borzongás
B1
Schéma d’usage :
a shudder [of/from] [feeling]
A shudder ran through her as she entered the dark room.
Borzongás futott végig rajta, amikor belépett a sötét szobába.
He gave a shudder of disgust at the smell.
Undorodva megborzongott a szagtól.
With a shudder, he closed the door behind him.
Exemples pédagogiques
She felt a shudder when she heard the noise.
Borzongást érzett, amikor meghallotta a zajt.
He gave a shudder because it was cold.
Borzongás futott végig rajta a hidegtől.
I had a shudder when I saw the snake.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'a shudder' with 'a shutter'. They are different words with different meanings.
Sens
A sudden brief body shake
Collocations
a shudder of fear
|give a shudder
|with a shudder
Synonymes
tremor (Tremor can refer to medical shaking or continuous slight shaking.)
Antonymes
stillness (The absence of any movement or shaking.)
Thèmes
emotions
|daily life
|physical reactions
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A short shaking of your body because you are afraid, cold, or feel something unpleasant.
A sudden and brief trembling movement of the body, often caused by fear, cold, or disgust.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
shudder
API
GB/ʃˈʌdɚ/
US/ʃˈʌdɚ/
Syllabes et accentuation
shud - der (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (shud)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: shudder
- Plural: shudders
Verb
- Base: shudder
- 3rd Person Singular: shudders
- Present Participle: shuddering
- Past: shuddered
Famille de mots
Expressions
shudder to think
1/ʃˈʌdɚ tə θˈɪŋk/
idiom
Feel fear imagining something bad
To feel afraid or uncomfortable when you imagine something bad happening.
Exemples
- I shudder to think what might have happened if we had been late.
- She shudders to think how much money she spent last year.