| 单词 | vibrate |
| 释义 | vibrate (once / 465 pages) v When you feel something vibrate, it trembles and shakes. A mild earthquake, for example, might make your chandelier vibrate. A hummingbird's wings vibrate, and so does an electric toothbrush. That extremely rapid back-and-forth movement is what happens when something vibrates. Something can also vibrate in a more musical, resonant way — the sound of an organ might vibrate through a church, for example. The root is the Latin word vibratus, which means "move quickly to and fro or shake." WORD FAMILYvibrate: vibrancy, vibrated, vibrates, vibrating, vibration, vibrator, vibratory+/vibrancy: vibrancies/vibration: vibrational, vibrations/vibrator: vibrators USAGE EXAMPLES“They were vibrating. It was time for them to do something different,” he said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Yet they press against the surrounding black, holding the surface in a vibrating equilibrium. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) “Big Sur is my favorite place in the world, one of those places that vibrates,” Garfield says. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1v sound with resonance Syn|Hypo|Hyper resonate make vibrant sounds, purr indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats go, sound make a certain noise or sound 2v shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner Hypo|Hyper shimmy, wobble tremble or shake judder, shakeshake or vibrate rapidly and intensively move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 3v move or swing from side to side regularly Syn|Hypo|Hyper oscillate hunt oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent libratevibrate before coming to a total rest sway, swing move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner 4v be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action Syn|Hypo|Hyper hover, oscillate, vacillate shillyshally be uncertain and vague hesitate, waffle, waver pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness 5v feel sudden intense sensation or emotion Syn|Hyper thrill, tickle excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
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