shiver 和tremble的区别？

Question

the naughty boy ___ in his shoes when he saw the cane in his father's hand.

A.Shivered B.Trembled

选哪个最合适？为什么？

我已经查过很多字典了

它们两个都可以是因为寒冷，恐惧，激动等而Shake

唯独Shiver词条下有个Shake Slightly

而且都有这样的例句∶

He shivered/trembled at the thought of...

那么谁更合适呢？

这貌似是一道某级的试题

谢谢

Answer 1

选A

昨天就看到了，还以为会有很多人抢答呢

首先，百度这2个词，辨析很多，所以不复制了，区别也不说了

其次，两词的区别，其实两词在原则上是相同的，原理

shiver v. 打颤，发抖
shiver == tremble
整体的颤抖用shiver, 部分的用tremble
Eg: His hands are trembling.
He is shivering with cold.
Eg: His trembling voice betrayed his secret. 他颤抖的声音泄漏了他的秘密。

所以the naughty boy ___ in his shoes when he saw the cane in his father's hand.
表示这个调皮的男孩看见他父亲拿着藤条（要揍这个男孩呀），所以表示浑身发抖，所以属于【整体的颤抖用shiver】

所以选A