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   I shudder to think

   • ▪ used to convey that something is too unpleasant to contemplate

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2. • Afraid to think

     • (informal, often humorous) I am afraid to think or ask myself about something, because the answer might be terrible or unpleasant: I shudder to think when he last had a bath. ♢ ‘How much more work is there?’ ‘I dread to think!’
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   What does it mean if you shudder to think?

   • If you say that you shudder to think what would happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it. I shudder to think what would have happened if he hadn't acted as quickly as he did. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does it mean when something shudders?

   • When something shudders, it shakes violently and quickly. I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me. 我聽到一聲巨大的爆炸聲，腳下的地面隨之劇烈震動。 There was a screech of brakes and the bus shuddered to a halt (= shook violently and stopped). 伴隨著一聲尖厲的急煞車聲，公車劇烈地晃動著停了下來。 She looked up at the grey sky and shuddered.

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   Why do historians Shudder?

   • Such phraseology always makes historians shudder, as one's instinct is to want to see the original. Our psyche and soul shudders at losing control. For him, its role was 'to portray the secret shudder of mystical powers still more clearly'. I shudder to think what the plight of the others must be.

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   Can a small sum send a shudder of dismay through bureaucratic Hearts?

   • The whole clockwork arrangement on the floor came to a shuddering halt when that man ran it into the ground. Surely that small sum cannot send a shudder of dismay through bureaucratic hearts hardened by years of vast expenditure. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   said when you are worried about something unpleasant that might happen or might have happened: I shudder to think what my parents will say when I tell them I've failed my exams. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried. (all) hot and bothered idiom.

   • English (US)

     I shudder to think meaning: 1. said when you are worried...

   • Znaczenie I Shudder to Think, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     I shudder to think definicja: 1. said when you are worried...

   • Traditional

     I shudder to think translate: 我一想到…就惴惴不安，我真不敢想. Learn more...

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     I shudder to think translate: 我一想到…就惴惴不安，我真不敢想. Learn more...

   • Shudder

     to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a...

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   Oct 29, 2022 · The meaning of SHUDDER TO THINK (OF) is to be very worried/fearful about. How to use shudder to think (of) in a sentence.

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   I shudder to think. It is too worrying or unpleasant for me to think about something that might happen or might have happened. I shudder to think what my boss will say when I tell him I lost our biggest client.

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   Jun 11, 2024 · If you say that you shudder to think what would happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it.

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   If you say that you shudder to think what would happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it. [feelings] I shudder to think what would have happened if he hadn't acted as quickly as he did.

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   (informal, often humorous) I am afraid to think or ask myself about something, because the answer might be terrible or unpleasant: I shudder to think when he last had a bath. ♢ ‘How much more work is there?’ ‘I dread to think!’

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHUDDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling: The sight of so much blood made him shudder. She shuddered at the thought of kissing him. When something shudders, it shakes violently and quickly: I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me.