| 单词 | jolt |
| 释义 | jolt (once / 1221 pages) vn To jolt someone is to disturb them or make them jump. A jolt is sudden and jarring. Jolting disturbs or surprises people. If you surprise someone and they jump up a little, you jolted them. Alarm clocks jolt people out of sleep. A sudden crack of thunder could provide a jolt. The unexpected barking of a dog could jolt you. Jolting is quick and not very pleasant. A jolt jars and stuns you. Some jolts are more serious: crashing your car jolts the people in the car violently. WORD FAMILYjolt: jolted, jolting, jolts, jolty+/jolting: joltingly/jolty: joltily USAGE EXAMPLESThe Maryland political scene will experience an unexpected jolt when: Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) What may jolt even those who supported Mr. Trump is the extremity of Mr. Price’s views on women’s health. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Second, Indiana’s roads need long-overdue mending and rebuilding, an initiative that would deliver a positive jolt to the state’s economy. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1v move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion Syn|Hyper jar move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2v disturb (someone's) composure The audience was jolted by the play Hyper disturb, trouble, upset move deeply 3n a sudden jarring impact the door closed with a jolt Syn|Hyper jar, jounce, shock blow, bump an impact (as from a collision) 4n an abrupt spasmodic movement Syn|Hyper jerk, jerking, saccade motility, motion, move, movement a change of position that does not entail a change of location |
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