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词汇 spine-tingling
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Definition of spine-tingling in English:

spine-tingling

adjective
informal
  • Thrilling or pleasurably frightening.

    〈非正式〉令人兴奋紧张的

    a spine-tingling adventure

    一次令人兴奋紧张的历险。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He turned, fixed his steely eyes on us, bared his terrifying set of teeth and let out a spine-tingling roar.
    • Extreme jobs are a problem when they're staffed by workers who aren't necessarily stoked by the spine-tingling thrill of a shift in interest rates, or jazzed by the chance to restructure a call center in Omaha.
    • So at a spine-tingling opening, the audience walked into the exhibition space to find the puppets slowly lifted from supine positions on the floor - and ritually strung up from nooses on the roof.
    • From movies to TV to books, I look for the scariest and most spine-tingling things possible.
    • Shipp's metallic chords against Brown's restless drumming and fitful swing are spine-tingling on Part Two, and his stately, harpsichord-like reverie entrancing on Part Three.
    • And then, just when the static cleared, the eerie, spine-tingling, sickly-sweet voice that every mage had come to fear sounded in the trees.
    • The moody, minimal, electronica of Natja and the gentle strumming of Diving Horses (with Dot Allison's plaintive, spine-tingling vocals) are the same; demanding repeated listening.
    • The advertising, with spine-tingling music and mellow tones, welcomes us to the ‘glen of tranquillity‘.
    • The use of lighting plays an intrinsic role in creating a horrific, spine-tingling environment for the characters to interact within.
    • Edgar Allan Poe's masterpiece of a short story has produced spine-tingling chills in readers - or listeners - for more than 150 years.
    • The Observer is on the lookout for ghostly goings-on in local haunted houses and tales of the spine-tingling supernatural.
    • And Shyamalan's skill at creating outrageously weird and spine-tingling situations remains keen.
    • When Strauss is firing on all cylinders, as here, the result can be an unashamedly thrilling and spine-tingling experience.
    • I'm looking for some good horror - scary, spine-tingling, don't-read-when-you're-alone books to get me through this season that I always save for cheap-thrill reading.
    • Although the World Cup is all encompassing at the moment, when it comes to sport there is no more spine-tingling moment than when 65,000 fans at Murrayfield sing ‘Flower of Scotland’.
    • Even as scientists issue rules on chimeras in labs, a spine-tingling he-monster with the power to drag us back into the pre-Darwinian dark ages is slouching around Washington.
    • I was a little shocked to find Medusa's entrance as eerie and spine-tingling as it was when I was ten.
    • OCTOPUSHY, a spine-tingling adventure story, is guaranteed to keep kiddies on the edge of their seats.
    • Shortly after the Hermes flyby of October 1937, the American Museum of Natural History created a spine-tingling exhibit for public display.
    • Each member contributes songs and favourite covers to the project, but the group is able to ‘Jennify’ each number to make it their own, complete with signature spine-tingling harmonies.
    Synonyms
    terrifying, frightening, petrifying, alarming, chilling, horrifying, shocking, scaring, spine-chilling, blood-curdling, appalling, dreadful, fearsome, nightmarish

Definition of spine-tingling in US English:

spine-tingling

adjectiveˈspaɪn ˌtɪŋɡ(ə)lɪŋˈspīn ˌtiNGɡ(ə)liNG
informal
  • Thrilling or pleasurably frightening.

    〈非正式〉令人兴奋紧张的

    a spine-tingling adventure

    一次令人兴奋紧张的历险。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The moody, minimal, electronica of Natja and the gentle strumming of Diving Horses (with Dot Allison's plaintive, spine-tingling vocals) are the same; demanding repeated listening.
    • I'm looking for some good horror - scary, spine-tingling, don't-read-when-you're-alone books to get me through this season that I always save for cheap-thrill reading.
    • And then, just when the static cleared, the eerie, spine-tingling, sickly-sweet voice that every mage had come to fear sounded in the trees.
    • Edgar Allan Poe's masterpiece of a short story has produced spine-tingling chills in readers - or listeners - for more than 150 years.
    • Although the World Cup is all encompassing at the moment, when it comes to sport there is no more spine-tingling moment than when 65,000 fans at Murrayfield sing ‘Flower of Scotland’.
    • Each member contributes songs and favourite covers to the project, but the group is able to ‘Jennify’ each number to make it their own, complete with signature spine-tingling harmonies.
    • The use of lighting plays an intrinsic role in creating a horrific, spine-tingling environment for the characters to interact within.
    • Even as scientists issue rules on chimeras in labs, a spine-tingling he-monster with the power to drag us back into the pre-Darwinian dark ages is slouching around Washington.
    • When Strauss is firing on all cylinders, as here, the result can be an unashamedly thrilling and spine-tingling experience.
    • The advertising, with spine-tingling music and mellow tones, welcomes us to the ‘glen of tranquillity‘.
    • Shipp's metallic chords against Brown's restless drumming and fitful swing are spine-tingling on Part Two, and his stately, harpsichord-like reverie entrancing on Part Three.
    • Shortly after the Hermes flyby of October 1937, the American Museum of Natural History created a spine-tingling exhibit for public display.
    • OCTOPUSHY, a spine-tingling adventure story, is guaranteed to keep kiddies on the edge of their seats.
    • I was a little shocked to find Medusa's entrance as eerie and spine-tingling as it was when I was ten.
    • He turned, fixed his steely eyes on us, bared his terrifying set of teeth and let out a spine-tingling roar.
    • Extreme jobs are a problem when they're staffed by workers who aren't necessarily stoked by the spine-tingling thrill of a shift in interest rates, or jazzed by the chance to restructure a call center in Omaha.
    • And Shyamalan's skill at creating outrageously weird and spine-tingling situations remains keen.
    • The Observer is on the lookout for ghostly goings-on in local haunted houses and tales of the spine-tingling supernatural.
    • So at a spine-tingling opening, the audience walked into the exhibition space to find the puppets slowly lifted from supine positions on the floor - and ritually strung up from nooses on the roof.
    • From movies to TV to books, I look for the scariest and most spine-tingling things possible.
    Synonyms
    terrifying, frightening, petrifying, alarming, chilling, horrifying, shocking, scaring, spine-chilling, blood-curdling, appalling, dreadful, fearsome, nightmarish
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