| 单词 | palpitation |
| 释义 | palpitation (once / 7229 pages) n A palpitation is when your heart beats quickly and irregularly. It's also any kind of shaky, quivery motion. You know how your heart goes a mile a minute when you're excited? Then you've felt palpitations: that's when your heart beats fast and out of rhythm. Palpitations can be nothing serious or they could be signs of heart trouble. Also, a palpitation is any type of shaky motion, such as quivering or trembling. People with Parkinson's disorder have a lot of palpitations, and we all have palpitations — such as shaky hands — when we're nervous. WORD FAMILYpalpitation: palpitations+/palpitate: palpitated, palpitates, palpitating, palpitation/palpitating: palpitatingly USAGE EXAMPLESIt would also trigger even greater palpitations in Washington. Economist(Dec 08, 2016) “He watched two of his travel companions in massive trouble. It would give anybody heart palpitations,” McKenzie said. Seattle Times(Nov 15, 2016) Heart palpitations, obsessive worrying and anxiety clouded her nights. Washington Post(Nov 03, 2016) 1n a rapid and irregular heart beat Hyper symptom (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease 2n a shaky motion Syn|Hypo|Hyper quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration tremolo (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones tremorshaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease) essential tremortremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control motion a state of change |
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