quiver

1. quaver => quiver.

quiver 颤动，颤抖

来自qu-所表示的拟声词，模仿松软，颤动或颤抖的声音，词源同quake,quiver.

quiver (v.)

"to tremble," late 15c., perhaps imitative, or possibly an alteration of quaveren (see quaver), or from Old English cwifer- (in cwiferlice "zealously"), which is perhaps related to cwic "alive" (see quick). Related: Quivered; quivering. As a noun in this sense from 1715, from the verb.

quiver (n.)

"case for holding arrows," early 14c., from Anglo-French quiveir, Old French quivre, cuivre, probably of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *kukur "container" (cognates: Old High German kohhari, German Köcher, Old Saxon kokar, Old Frisian koker, Old English cocur "quiver"); "said to be from the language of the Huns" [Barnhart]. Related: Quiverful.

1. Mack made his voice quiver with fear on these last two words.

麦克说出最后这两个字时，吓得声音颤抖。

2. I felt a quiver of panic.

我内心感到一阵恐慌。

3. Can you feel a quiver of her hands?

你感觉到她的手在发抖 吗 ?

4. This adds another arrow to their quiver.

这个举措给他们的箭筒加多了一支箭。

5. The flower seemed to quiver, and then swayed gently to and fro.

花儿似乎在颤动, 接着轻轻地来回摇摆.

【tremble, shudder, quiver, shake, vibrate, shiver】
这组词都有“震动，颤抖”的意思，其区别是：
tremble: 指由于寒冷、虚弱、愤怒或恐惧等而发抖、战栗。
shudder: 着重指由于恐惧、震惊等而引起的全身突然而强烈地战栗。
quiver: 多用于指事物。指物体像乐器的弦一般地轻微而急速地颤动。
shake: 最普通用词，含义广。指人或物不自主地颤动、摇摆，常侧重剧烈和无规律。
vibrate: 指急速地连续震动，也指钟摆等的来回摆动。
shiver: 指因寒冷或情绪突变而出现的短时间的轻微和快速的颤抖。