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jolt (obj)HdVEJlt, $dVoJltvto (cause something or someone to) move suddenly and violently（使）震动，(使)摇动The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards. [T]火车突然停住了，我们猛地朝前一冲。I was jolted awake by a sudden intense pain in my chest. [T + obj + adj]我突然被胸口的一阵剧痛惊醒了。The truck jolted along the rough track through the field. [I always + adv/prep]卡车沿着田野里崎岖的小道一路颠簸。(fig. ) Their relationship was badly jolted (= weakened) when she found out he had been seeing another woman. [T]当她发现他一直与另一个女人有染时，他们的关系一下子疏远了。(fig. ) The news that the company is being taken over by foreign investors has severely jolted (= shocked) the stock market. [T]那家公司被国外投资者接管的消息使股市大受震动。(fig. ) The charity is using photos of starving children in their advertising campaign in an attempt to jolt the public conscience (= make people feel guilty so they will act). [T]慈善团体正在宣传运动中使用饥饿儿童的照片，试图触动公众的良知。If someone is jolted into or out of something, they are given a sudden shock which forces them to act.使震惊而(不)The government is planning to cut unemployment benefit to jolt people into looking for work.政府正计划削减失业福利使人们猛醒而寻找工作。The shock of seeing some of his colleagues lose their jobs was enough to jolt him out of his lethargy.见到同事们失业足以使他从懒散中惊醒。She was jolted into action by the sudden realization that her exams began in less than a week.她突然意识到离考试不到一个星期才猛醒而开始行动。
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