vibrate

vi·brate

V0083500 (vī′brāt′)v. vi·brat·ed, vi·brat·ing, vi·brates v.intr.1. a. To move back and forth or to and fro, especially rhythmically and rapidly: The eardrum vibrates in response to sound waves. See Synonyms at swing.b. To progress in a given direction while moving back and forth rapidly: The sound wave vibrated through the water.2. To be in a state of great activity, excitement, or agitation: "Even as the film moved ... to the more deadly fields of Vietnam, old hatreds vibrated in me" (Loudon Wainwright).3. To produce a sound; resonate: "The noise of cars and motorcycles, voices and music vibrates from the street" (Edmundo Paz Solden).4. To fluctuate or waver, as between states or in making choices: "The fear of repetition and the lure of repetition: these are the two poles between which the movie vibrates" (Wendy Lesser).v.tr.1. To cause to move back and forth rapidly: The rattlesnake vibrated its tail.2. To produce (sound) by vibration.n. A setting on a cell phone that causes the phone to shake rapidly without producing a ringtone when a call or text message is received.

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[Latin vibrāre, vibrāt-; see weip- in Indo-European roots.]

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vi′bra·tive, vi′bra·to′ry (-brə-tôr′ē) adj.

vibrate

(vaɪˈbreɪt) vb1. to move or cause to move back and forth rapidly; shake, quiver, or throb2. (intr) to oscillate3. to send out (a sound) by vibration; resonate or cause to resonate4. (intr) to waver5. (General Physics) physics to undergo or cause to undergo an oscillatory or periodic process, as of an alternating current; oscillate6. (intr) rare to respond emotionally; thrill[C17: from Latin vibrāre] vibratile adj viˈbrating adj viˈbratingly adv ˈvibratory adj

vi•brate

(ˈvaɪ breɪt)

v. -brat•ed, -brat•ing. v.i. 1. to move to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate. 2. to move to and fro or up and down quickly and repeatedly; quiver; tremble. 3. (of sounds) to produce or have a quivering or vibratory effect; resound. 4. to thrill, as in emotional response. 5. to move between alternatives; vacillate. v.t. 6. to cause to move to and fro, swing, or oscillate. 7. to cause to quiver or tremble. 8. to give forth or emit by or as if by vibration. [1610–20; < Latin vibrātus, past participle of vibrāre to move to and fro]

vibrate

Past participle: vibrated
Gerund: vibrating

Imperative
vibrate
vibrate

Present
I vibrate
you vibrate
he/she/it vibrates
we vibrate
you vibrate
they vibrate

Preterite
I vibrated
you vibrated
he/she/it vibrated
we vibrated
you vibrated
they vibrated

Present Continuous
I am vibrating
you are vibrating
he/she/it is vibrating
we are vibrating
you are vibrating
they are vibrating

Present Perfect
I have vibrated
you have vibrated
he/she/it has vibrated
we have vibrated
you have vibrated
they have vibrated

Past Continuous
I was vibrating
you were vibrating
he/she/it was vibrating
we were vibrating
you were vibrating
they were vibrating

Past Perfect
I had vibrated
you had vibrated
he/she/it had vibrated
we had vibrated
you had vibrated
they had vibrated

Future
I will vibrate
you will vibrate
he/she/it will vibrate
we will vibrate
you will vibrate
they will vibrate

Future Perfect
I will have vibrated
you will have vibrated
he/she/it will have vibrated
we will have vibrated
you will have vibrated
they will have vibrated

Future Continuous
I will be vibrating
you will be vibrating
he/she/it will be vibrating
we will be vibrating
you will be vibrating
they will be vibrating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been vibrating
you have been vibrating
he/she/it has been vibrating
we have been vibrating
you have been vibrating
they have been vibrating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been vibrating
you will have been vibrating
he/she/it will have been vibrating
we will have been vibrating
you will have been vibrating
they will have been vibrating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been vibrating
you had been vibrating
he/she/it had been vibrating
we had been vibrating
you had been vibrating
they had been vibrating

Conditional
I would vibrate
you would vibrate
he/she/it would vibrate
we would vibrate
you would vibrate
they would vibrate

Past Conditional
I would have vibrated
you would have vibrated
he/she/it would have vibrated
we would have vibrated
you would have vibrated
they would have vibrated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	vibrate - shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled mannermove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"shimmy, wobble - tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"judder, shake - shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering"
	2.	vibrate - move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"oscillatesway, swing - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"hunt - oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent; "The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency"librate - vibrate before coming to a total rest; "the children's swing librated"
	3.	vibrate - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"hover, oscillate, vacillatehesitate, waffle, waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"shillyshally - be uncertain and vague
	4.	vibrate - sound with resonance; "The sound resonates well in this theater"resonatemake vibrant sounds, purr - indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of catssound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	5.	vibrate - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"thrill, ticklestimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

vibrate

verb1. shake, tremble, shiver, fluctuate, quiver, oscillate, judder (informal) Her whole body seemed to vibrate with terror.2. throb, pulse, resonate, pulsate, reverberate The noise vibrated through the whole house.

vibrate

verb1. To move to and fro in short, jerky movements:quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, tremble, twitter.2. To move to and fro violently:quake, rock, shake, tremble.

Translations

使振动

vibrate

(vaiˈbreit) , ((American) ˈvaibreit) verb to (cause to) shake, tremble, or move rapidly back and forth. Every sound that we hear is making part of our ear vibrate; The engine has stopped vibrating. (使)振動 （使）振动 viˈbration ((British and American) -ˈbrei-) noun (an) act of vibrating. This building is badly affected by the vibration of all the heavy traffic that passes. 振動 振动