单词 | vibrate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | vibratevi‧brate /vaɪˈbreɪt $ ˈvaɪbreɪt/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] ![]() ![]() WORD ORIGINvibrate Verb TableOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin past participle of vibrare ‘to shake’VERB TABLE vibrate
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THESAURUSobject/vehicle/the ground etc► shake if something vibrates, or if you vibrate it, it shakes quickly and continuously with very small movements: to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force: · The floor shook from a distant explosion.· The walls were still shaking.· The trees were shaking in the wind. ► rattle to shake and make a noise: · The windows rattled in the wind.· The train was rattling over the bridge. ► vibrate to shake continuously with small fast movements: · The music was so loud that the whole room vibrated.· The atoms vibrate at different frequencies. ► wobble to move unsteadily from side to side: · The bike began to wobble alarmingly as she fought to control it.· The cup wobbled and he grabbed it to stop it from falling. ► rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: · The trailer rocked in the wind.· The boat was rocking from side to side with the waves. ► shudder (also judder especially British English) if a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes for a short time.: · The lift shuddered then began to descend.· The engine shuddered into life (=it shook and then started working).· The car juddered to a halt (=it shook and then stopped) outside the house. Longman Language Activatorwhen things shake► shake if something shakes , it makes very small quick movements from side to side or up and down: · Ed was playing his music so loud that the whole house shook.· Suddenly the ground beneath my feet began to shake.· The car slowed down, shook for a moment and then stopped. ► rattle to shake and repeatedly hit against something else, making a continuous noise: · The windows were rattling in the wind.· I woke up to the sound of cups and plates rattling, and knew that Dad was already up. ► wobble if something wobbles , it moves from side to side because it is not steady or not well balanced: · The chair wobbled under her weight and then fell over.· Jerry came in carrying a tray of glasses that were wobbling alarmingly. ► vibrate to shake continuously with very small, very fast movements, for example because of the effects of a very loud noise: · Some insects' wings vibrate so fast that the movement is invisible to the human eye.vibrate to: · Everything in the room was vibrating to the beat of the drum. ► shudder if something such as a piece of machinery or a vehicle shudders , it shakes uncontrollably with very small movements: · Our house was so close to the railway that you could feel it shudder every time a train went by.shudder to a halt (=shake a lot and then stop): · The train shuddered to a halt at the station. ► judder especially British if something judders , it shakes with small, quick movements, especially because something is stopping it moving freely or smoothly: · Jackson took his Land Rover off the track and it juddered over 15 metres of grass.· The elevator doors juddered open when we reached the fifth floor.judder to a halt (=shake a lot and then stop): · Something was obviously wrong with the car and eventually it just juddered to a halt. ► jolt to move up and down or from side to side with sudden large movements - use this especially about a vehicle or machine that is not working well or moving smoothly: · Our coach jolted and stopped. Then it started again.jolt along/over/through etc: · He ran down the hill, the backpack jolting from side to side on his back.jolt to a halt/stop: · Everyone was alarmed when the elevator jolted to a halt. ![]() ![]() |
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