vibrate

Word family adjectivevibratilevibrationalvibrationlessvibrativevibratorynounvibratilityvibrationvibratiunclevibratorverbvibrate

vi·brate /vaɪˈbreɪt $ ˈvaɪbreɪt/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

SHAKEif something vibrates, or if you vibrate it, it shakes quickly and continuously with very small movements (使)颤动；(使)震动；(使)振动

The floor was vibrating to the beat of the music.

地板随着音乐的节奏在颤动。

As air passes over our vocal cords, it makes them vibrate.

气流通过我们的声带，使之产生振动。

→5 See picture of VIBRATE 震动

Examples from the Corpus

vibrate• The strings vibrate again, underscoring my panic.• Immediately, she felt the floor vibrate as the dome rumbled shut, sealing the chamber.• The steering wheel vibrated, but I gripped it hard.• Nervous trembles ached in her legs and the floor was vibrating fractionally with the movement of some train deep underground.• Strings vibrate more quickly if they are short and thin.• Some insects' wings vibrate so fast that the movement is invisible to the human eye.• Delaney's bomb had shaken through the ship, vibrating the steel like a tuning fork.• Everything in the room was vibrating to the beat of the drum.

Origin vibrate

(1600-1700) Latin past participle of vibrare “to shake”

单词	vibrate
释义	vibrate Word family adjectivevibratilevibrationalvibrationlessvibrativevibratorynounvibratilityvibrationvibratiunclevibratorverbvibrate vi·brate /vaɪˈbreɪt $ ˈvaɪbreɪt/ ●○○ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] SHAKEif something vibrates, or if you vibrate it, it shakes quickly and continuously with very small movements (使)颤动；(使)震动；(使)振动 The floor was vibrating to the beat of the music. 地板随着音乐的节奏在颤动。 As air passes over our vocal cords, it makes them vibrate. 气流通过我们的声带，使之产生振动。 →5 See picture of VIBRATE 震动 Examples from the Corpus vibrate• The strings vibrate again, underscoring my panic.• Immediately, she felt the floor vibrate as the dome rumbled shut, sealing the chamber.• The steering wheel vibrated, but I gripped it hard.• Nervous trembles ached in her legs and the floor was vibrating fractionally with the movement of some train deep underground.• Strings vibrate more quickly if they are short and thin.• Some insects' wings vibrate so fast that the movement is invisible to the human eye.• Delaney's bomb had shaken through the ship, vibrating the steel like a tuning fork.• Everything in the room was vibrating to the beat of the drum. Origin vibrate (1600-1700) Latin past participle of vibrare “to shake”
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