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单词 throb
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throb

(θrɒb)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense throbs, present participle throbbing, past tense, past participle throbbed
1. verb
If part of your body throbs, you feel a series of strong and usually painful beats there.
His head throbbed. [VERB]
Presently George's ankle began to throb with pain. [VERB with noun]
...the throbbing tooth whose pain had woken her. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: pulsate, pound, beat, pulse More Synonyms of throb
Throb is also a noun.
The bruise on his stomach ached with a steady throb.
2. verb
If something throbs, it vibrates and makes a steady noise.
[literary]
The engines throbbed. [VERB]
The music throbbed hypnotically. [VERB]
The gardens blazed with colour and throbbed with birdsong. [VERB with noun]
Synonyms: vibrate, pulse, resonate, pulsate More Synonyms of throb
Throb is also a noun.
Jake's head jerked up at the throb of the engine. [+ of]
More Synonyms of throb

throb in British English

(θrɒb)
verbWord forms: throbs, throbbing or throbbed (intransitive)
1. 
to pulsate or beat repeatedly, esp with increased force
to throb with pain
2. 
(of engines, drums, etc) to have a strong rhythmic vibration or beat
noun
3. 
the act or an instance of throbbing, esp a rapid pulsation as of the heart
a throb of pleasure
Derived forms
throbbing (ˈthrobbing)
adjective
throbbingly (ˈthrobbingly)
adverb
Word origin
C14: perhaps of imitative origin

throb in American English

(θrɑb)
verb intransitiveWord forms: throbbed or ˈthrobbing
1. 
to beat, pulsate, vibrate, etc.
2. 
to beat strongly or fast; palpitate, as the heart under exertion
3. 
to feel or express emotion; quiver with excitement
noun
4. 
the act of throbbing
5. 
a beat or pulsation, esp. a strong one of the heart
Derived forms
throbber (ˈthrobber)
noun
throbbingly (ˈthrobbingly)
adverb
Word origin
ME throbben, prob. of echoic orig.

Examples of 'throb' in a sentence
throb

One day my head was throbbing so badly, I could barely see.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Seeing the medical bills made my head throb.
Christianity Today (2000)
My head vein is throbbing out of control.
The Sun (2015)
Soon your body will begin to throb with pain.
Clerk, Jayana & Siegel, Ruth Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born (1995)
Because there are many reasons why your head might be throbbing.
The Sun (2015)
His letters throb with pain and anger.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
His head was throbbing but he was still hoping to play a further part in a match that is finely balanced.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Your heart is throbbing against hers!
Jerome K. Jerome Three Men in a Boat (1889)
You can ease the throbbing pain.
The Sun (2015)
Now you've got a throbbing bruise underneath your nail.
The Sun (2011)
It was not the bland music that made her head throb, but the screaming.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
These initial symptoms are typically followed by an intense throbbing head pain, nausea and vomiting.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
After a few minutes, there is indeed a warm glow to accompany the throbbing pain.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I woke up alone on his sofa and wandered home with a throbbing head.
The Sun (2009)
It is a new model with a new name, fresh advertising and it goes faster with a throbbing beat.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Just as the throbbing in my ankle was beginning to cause me grief, the disappointment of defeat was sinking in.
The Sun (2007)
I woke up at 6am wondering why my head was throbbing.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I opened my eyes, my head throbbing.
Baxter, Stephen Anti-Ice (1993)
THE next time you suffer toothache or throbbing back pain, blame it on evolution.
The Sun (2013)
Though, trust me, the ankle was throbbing.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
throb

British English: throb /θrɒb/ VERB
If part of your body throbs, you feel a series of strong and usually painful beats there.
His head throbbed.
  • American English: throb
  • Arabic: يَخْفِقُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: palpitar
  • Chinese: 悸动
  • Croatian: jako kucati
  • Czech: pulzovat bolestí
  • Danish: dunke
  • Dutch: kloppen pulseren
  • European Spanish: sentir pinchazos
  • Finnish: tykyttää
  • French: palpiter
  • German: pochen
  • Greek: πάλλω
  • Italian: pulsare
  • Japanese: 動悸を打つ
  • Korean: 두근거리다
  • Norwegian: pulsere
  • Polish: mocno bić
  • European Portuguese: palpitar
  • Romanian: a palpita
  • Russian: ощущение пульсации
  • Latin American Spanish: latir con fuerza
  • Swedish: banka
  • Thai: เต้นเป็นจังหวะ
  • Turkish: zonklamak
  • Ukrainian: пульсувати
  • Vietnamese: đau dai dẳng

Chinese translation of 'throb'

throb

(θrɔb)

n (s)

  1. [of heart] 悸动(動) (jìdòng)
  2. [of pain] 一跳跳的疼 (yī tiàotiào de téng)
  3. [of engine, music] 振动(動) (zhèndòng)

vi

  1. [head, foot etc] 一跳一跳地疼 (yī tiàotiào de téng)
  2. [heart] 悸动(動) (jìdòng)
  3. [engine, music] 振动(動) (zhèndòng)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to pulsate or beat repeatedly, esp. with abnormally strong force
His head throbbed.
Synonyms
pulsate
The racing beat of her heart pulsated under my fingertips.
pound
I'm sweating and my heart is pounding.
beat
I felt my heart beat faster.
pulse
Her feet pulsed with pain.
thump
My heart was thumping wildly.
palpitate
Her heart was palpitating wildly.
2 (verb) 
Definition
(of engines, drums, etc.) to have a strong rhythmic vibration or beat
The engines throbbed.
Synonyms
vibrate
The noise vibrated through the whole house.
pulse
resonate
The bass guitar began to resonate in my head.
pulsate
reverberate
A woman's laughter reverberated in the courtyard.
shake
The plane shook frighteningly as it hit the high, drenching waves.
judder (informal)
1 (noun) 
Definition
the act or sensation of throbbing
The bruise on his stomach ached with a steady throb.
Synonyms
pulse
pounding
beat
He could hear the beat of his heart.
thump
thumping
pulsating
palpitation
2 (noun) 
Definition
the act or sensation of throbbing
His head jerked up at the throb of the engine.
Synonyms
vibration
They heard a distant low vibration in the distance.
pulse
the repetitive pulse of the music
throbbing
resonance
reverberation
He heard the reverberation of the slammed door.
judder (informal)
pulsation

Additional synonyms

in the sense of beat
Definition
to throb rhythmically
I felt my heart beat faster.
Synonyms
throb,
pulse,
tick,
thump,
tremble,
pound,
quake,
quiver,
vibrate,
pulsate,
palpitate
in the sense of beat
Definition
a regular throb
He could hear the beat of his heart.
Synonyms
throb,
pounding,
pumping,
pulse,
thumping,
vibration,
pulsating,
palpitation,
pulsation
in the sense of palpitate
Definition
(of the heart) to beat rapidly
Her heart was palpitating wildly.
Synonyms
beat,
pound,
flutter,
pulsate,
pitter-patter,
pitapat

Synonyms of 'throb'

throb

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of pound
Definition
(of the heart) to throb heavily
I'm sweating and my heart is pounding.
Synonyms
pulsate,
beat,
pulse,
throb,
palpitate,
pitapat
in the sense of resonate
Definition
to resound or cause to resound
The bass guitar began to resonate in my head.
Synonyms
reverberate,
echo,
resound,
vibrate,
pulsate
in the sense of reverberate
Definition
to resound or re-echo
A woman's laughter reverberated in the courtyard.
Synonyms
echo,
ring,
resound,
vibrate,
re-echo
in the sense of reverberation
He heard the reverberation of the slammed door.
Synonyms
echo,
ringing,
resonance,
resounding,
vibration,
re-echoing
in the sense of shake
Definition
to be or make unsteady
The plane shook frighteningly as it hit the high, drenching waves.
Synonyms
rock,
sway,
shudder,
wobble,
waver,
totter,
oscillate,
judder
in the sense of thump
Definition
to throb or beat violently
My heart was thumping wildly.
Synonyms
throb,
pound,
beat,
pulse,
pulsate,
palpitate
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