shiver without being cold; tremble with fear
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
shiver without being cold; tremble with fear
literaryUsed to describe a reaction of extreme fear or horror. The fear is so great it causes a physical reaction (shivering) despite no actual cold being present.
Yī一
xiǎng想
dào到
nà那
wǎn晚
de的
zāo遭
yù遇
，
wǒ我
réng仍
rán然
bù不
hán寒
ér而
lì栗
。
Whenever I think about what happened that night, I still shudder with fear.
Zhè这
qǐ起
àn案
jiàn件
de的
xì细
jié节
lìng令
rén人
bù不
hán寒
ér而
lì栗
。
The details of this case are chilling.
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Tīng听
wán完
nà那
ge个
guǐ鬼
gù故
shì事
，
hái孩
zi子
men们
dōu都
xià吓
dé得
bù不
hán寒
ér而
lì栗
。
After listening to that ghost story, the children were trembling with fear.