| 单词 | palpitate |
| 释义 | palpitate (once / 2251 pages) v When you watch scary movies, do you ever feel your heart palpitate? This means it beats quickly. To correctly pronounce palpitate, say: "PAL-pih-tate." Hearts aren't the only thing that can palpitate; your whole body might palpitate, or shiver. You can also palpitate something, such as what a medical professional does to a patient's heart to make it beat, potentially saving his or her life. Palpitate comes from the Latin word palpare, "to stroke." WORD FAMILYpalpitate: palpitated, palpitates, palpitating, palpitation+/palpitating: palpitatingly/palpitation: palpitations USAGE EXAMPLESGiven all she’s been through, given the newborn she’s gently palpitating, her eyes are surprisingly bright, her voice strong. Salon(Oct 24, 2016) Given all she’s been through, given the newborn she’s gently palpitating, her eyes are surprisingly bright, her voice strong. Salon(Oct 23, 2016) Tracks murmur and thrum or surge and palpitate, flush with bleary murk and melodic curlicues reminiscent of earthen atmosphere and galactic ascent alike. New York Times(Aug 05, 2016) 1v beat rapidly His heart palpitated Syn|Hyper flutter beat, pound, thump move rhythmically 2v shake with fast, tremulous movements His nostrils palpitated Syn|Hyper quake, quiver tremble move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways 3v cause to throb or beat rapidly Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart Syn|Hyper flutter beat rapidly agitate, shake move or cause to move back and forth |
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