| 单词 | throb |
| 释义 | throb (once / 452 pages) vn Things that throb have a strong, regular pulse or rhythm. Loud music with a heavy beat or bass line can seem to throb inside your head — especially if your downstairs neighbors are playing it while you're trying to sleep. Your heartbeat throbs especially fast when you're upset or just after you've been running, and something painful can throb too, like the ache of a stubbed toe. No one's exactly sure where the word throb comes from — most experts guess that it originated as a representation of the sound and feeling of your pulse. WORD FAMILYthrob: throbbed, throbbing, throbs+/throbbing: throbbingly, throbbings USAGE EXAMPLES“Especially after the game, it just started throbbing.” Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) She uses so much echo on her vocals that they reverberate in the background as beats throb. Los Angeles Times(Dec 12, 2016) When the areas are rewarmed and the spasm resolves, blood flow resumes, often causing tingling or throbbing. New York Times(Dec 05, 2016) 1v pulsate or pound with abnormal force my head is throbbing Her heart was throbbing Hypo|Hyper twang twitch or throb with pain ache, hurt, smart be the source of pain 2v expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically Syn|Hyper pulsate, pulse beat, pulsate, quiver move with or as if with a regular alternating motion beat, pound, thump move rhythmically 3v tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement Syn|Hyper shiver, shudder, thrill tremble move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways 4n a deep pulsating type of pain Hyper hurting, pain a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder 5n an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) Syn|Hyper pounding, throbbing beat, heartbeat, pulsation, pulse the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart |
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