单词 | jarring |
释义 | jarring (once / 2810 pages) adj A loud, abrupt, shocking noise is jarring. If the sound of your telephone ringing is jarring, it will make you jump. The jarring noise of the garbage truck screeching to a stop in front of your house might make your dog bark furiously, and a sudden jarring sound from your car's engine means you should probably pull off of the highway to find out what's wrong. Other things that shock or disturb you are also jarring. The word comes from the verb jar, "to disturb, perturb, or produce a harsh sound." WORD FAMILYjarring: jarringest, jarringly+/jar: jared, jarful, jarred, jarring, jars/jarful: jarfuls USAGE EXAMPLESIt was a jarring break from U.S. practice. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) But, the governor added, “his words are still jarring”. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) She dreads that conversation, afraid of a misstep jarring his little world, but she believes it’s necessary — better than him piecing it together himself. Washington Post(Dec 17, 2016) adj making or causing a harsh and irritating sound the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk Syn cacophonic, cacophonous having an unpleasant sound |
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