vibrate
/vaɪˈbreɪt/verb
1- move or cause to move continuously and rapidly to and fro(使)震动; (使)振动; (使)颤动; (使)抖动:
no obj. the cabin started to vibrate船舱开始抖动起来
with obj. the bumblebee vibrated its wings for a few seconds.大黄蜂振动了一会儿翅膀。
1.1
- no obj.
vibrate with
quiver with (a quality or emotion)因(属性, 情绪)而颤抖: his voice vibrated with terror.
他吓得声音都颤抖了。
1.2
- no obj.(of a sound) resonate; continue to be heard(声音)共鸣; 萦绕:
a low rumbling sound that began to vibrate through the car.
车内开始响起低沉的隆隆声。
1.3
- no obj.(of a pendulum) swing to and fro(钟摆)摆动。
词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'give out (light or sound) as if by vibration'): from Latin vibrat- 'moved to and fro', from the verb vibrare.