英语词汇“wobble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINwobble

Origin:

1600-1700 Probably from Low German wabbeln

VERB TABLE

wobble

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	wobble
	he, she, it	wobbles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	wobbled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have wobbled
	he, she, it	has wobbled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had wobbled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will wobble
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have wobbled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am wobbling
	he, she, it	is wobbling
	you, we, they	are wobbling
Past	I, he, she, it	was wobbling
	you, we, they	were wobbling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been wobbling
	he, she, it	has been wobbling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been wobbling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be wobbling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been wobbling

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

"Who could that be?" the old man said as he wobbled toward the door.
Jerry came in carrying a tray of glasses that were wobbling alarmingly.
She bumped the table and the glasses wobbled.
The chair wobbled under her weight and then fell over.
The whole washing machine began to wobble.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But after he bares his fangs, she wobbles as if the blood had been sucked from her veins.
He clenched the steering wheel so hard that the car wobbled, and he hastily righted it.
He got up and wobbled, wiping blindly at his wet face, not even feeling the cold.
She is running-running away from a shaking house and a row of wobbling green trees.
She rocked the table-the sawhorses wobbled.
The fat houses between him and the market began to dance, wobbling their whited bellies.
They were held in place only by their buoyancy. could wobble and rattle them with ease.

THESAURUS► move

to go to a different place, or change the position of your body: · Sarah moved away from the window.· Every time I move I get a pain in my left shoulder.

► sway

to move slowly from one side to the other: · The branches swayed in the wind.· Donny swayed drunkenly as he walked back to his car.

► rock

to move repeatedly from one side to another, with small gentle movements: · He rocked backward and forward in his chair.· The boat rocked from side to side with the waves.

► wobble

to move unsteadily from side to side: · The bike wobbled a bit, but she soon got it under control.

► fidget

to keep moving or playing with your fingers, hands, feet etc, because you are bored or nervous: · Diana fidgeted nervously with her pencil.

► squirm

to make very small movements from side to side with your body, especially because you feel uncomfortable: · By the end of the hour, most of the children were squirming in their seats.

► wriggle

to make small movements from side to side, especially in order to get into or out of something: · The dog wriggled under the fence and escaped into the street.· She managed to wriggle into the dress, but it was much too tight.

► twitch

if part of your body twitches, it makes small movements that you cannot control: · A muscle on Yang’s face twitched.

► stir

written to make a movement – used especially when describing a situation in which no one moves, or someone wakes up: · In the village a dog barked but no one stirred.· The sleeping child stirred and opened her eyes.

► budge

to move – used when you are trying hard to make something move, often without success: · The piano wouldn’t budge.

person► shake

if a person or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden continuous movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc: · Suddenly he started to shake. ‘Don’t ever scare me like that again!’ he whispered.· The poor girl was shaking.

► shudder

to shake for a short time, especially because you think of something very unpleasant, or because you feel frightened or cold: · Corbett shuddered when he thought of what might have happened to them.· I shuddered when I read the article.· He was still shuddering with the cold.· She clung to him, shuddering with emotion.

► tremble

to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are frightened, worried, or angry: · Ernest opened the letter in silence, his hands trembling.· Her whole body trembled with fear.· He hadn’t dared to move. He was trembling with shock.· ‘I won’t be coming back,’ she said, her body trembling with anger.

► shiver

to shake slightly, especially only a few times, because you are cold or frightened: · She shivered, pulling her coat closer around herself.· You make me shiver when you talk like that.

► quiver

especially literary to shake slightly and continuously because you are very worried or excited – used especially about someone’s lips, mouth, or body: · Her bottom lip began to quiver, and she turned away to hide her tears.· Alice’s eyes began to fill with tears and her mouth quivered. ‘I 'm going away,’ she said.

► wobble

to move unsteadily from side to side: · Mrs Hamilton wobbled precariously on her high heels.

► rock

to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: · He rocked to and fro in his chair.

object/vehicle/the ground etc► shake

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.

person► shake

► shudder

► tremble

► shiver

to shake slightly, especially only a few times, because you are cold or frightened: · She shivered, pulling her coat closer around herself.· You make me shiver when you talk like that.

► quiver

► wobble

to move unsteadily from side to side: · Mrs Hamilton wobbled precariously on her high heels.

► rock

to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: · He rocked to and fro in his chair.

object/vehicle/the ground etc► shake

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

Longman Language Activatorto become unsteady and start to fall► lose your balance

to suddenly become unsteady and start to fall: · Put your arms out to the side so that you don't lose your balance.· She ran after the dog, lost her balance, and fell flat on her face.

► totter/teeter

if someone or something totters or teeters they move unsteadily from side to side and look as if they are going to fall: · I could feel the tray tottering and suddenly all the drinks crashed to the floor.· His chair teetered back dangerously on two legs.

► wobble

to move unsteadily from side to side: · She bumped the table and the glasses wobbled.· "Who could that be?" the old man said as he wobbled toward the door.

when 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.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► begin

· The fat houses between him and the market began to dance, wobbling their whited bellies.· Once the colossus begins to wobble, the henchmen start to look for their own way out.· She turns and begins to wobble back up the aisle.