tremble at the thought of

基本解釋

Even he, however, might tremble at the thought of what he is about to do.
然而，一想到他要做的，就連他自己都會不寒而栗。
Why should anyone hereafter tremble AT the thought of offending juno, when such rewards are the consequence of my displeasure!
今后誰還擔(dān)心會冒犯朱諾---倘若我的不悅竟致使他們得到了這樣的報償？
Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores.
因為她們想到在公共場合被看到穿著過時的衣服就會發(fā)抖，所以她們常常被服裝設(shè)計師和大商場所利用。

Arab governments may tremble at the thought that regime change may prove contagious, but a growing number of their citizens think it is maybe not such a bad idea.
ECONOMIST: Arabs and America