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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++throb1 /θrɒb $ θrɑːb/ verb (throbbed, throbbing) [intransitive] 1 HURT/CAUSE PAINif a part of your body throbs, you have a feeling of pain in it that regularly starts and stops 〔身体的某一部位〕抽痛 The back of my neck throbbed painfully. 我的后颈阵阵抽痛。throb with Her foot was throbbing with pain. 她的脚一阵阵地痛。 I woke up with a throbbing headache. 我醒来时脑袋阵阵作痛。► see thesaurus at hurt2 APMSOUNDif music or a machine throbs, it makes a low sound or vibration with a strong regular beat 〔音乐或机器〕有规律地颤动，震响 a throbbing bass line 有节奏的低音旋律3. HBHEMOTIONALif your heart throbs, it beats faster or more strongly than usual 〔心脏急速强烈地〕跳动，搏动4 if a place throbs with life, energy etc, it has a lot of life etc 生机勃勃；热闹 The river is throbbing with life. 这条河生机勃勃。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
throb• That night in bed, her hip throbbed.• By late afternoon my head was throbbing, and I couldn't see straight.• He limped heavily, nursing his throbbing ankle.• Every morning I wake up with a throbbing headache.• For ever, for ever, for ever: the reverberation throbbed in his bones.• I felt a throbbing pain in my left shin, and pulled up my trouser leg to see what was causing it.• throbbing samba musicthrobbing headache• As I write this, I have a throbbing headache.• He had a throbbing headache building, centred behind his nose and eyes.• Sunstroke fever, throbbing headache, red face, stupor.throb2 (also throbbing) /ˈθrɒbɪŋ $ ˈθrɑː-/ noun [countable] SOUNDa low strong regular beat or sensation 颤动；震动；跳动throb of the throb of the engines 发动机的震动 a steady throb of pain 有规律的抽痛 → heartthrobExamples from the Corpus
throb• The engine of the big mechanical monster was ticking over with the deep throb of impatient, reined-in horsepower.• Detectable above the hubbub was the relentless throb of Christmas carols.• She allowed herself the luxury of screaming, and yelped as each stroke ignited a searing throb in her outraged fundament.• Now I could hear the throb of impatience in his voice as he waited for the curtain to go up.• He listened to the throb of the ship's generators, a noise he associated with every ship he had travelled on.• the throb of her beating heart• I'd get this throb all over my body.Origin throb1 (1300-1400) Probably from the soundthrob1 verbthrob2 nounChinese
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throb1 /θrɒb $ θrɑːb/ 
verb (past tense and past participle throbbed, present participle throbbing) [intransitive]
The back of my neck throbbed painfully.
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Her foot was throbbing with pain.
I woke up with a throbbing headache.
2. if music or a machine throbs, it makes a low sound or vibration with a strong regular beat:
a throbbing bass line
3. if your heart throbs, it beats faster or more strongly than usual
4. if a place throbs with life, energy etc, it has a lot of life etc:
The river is throbbing with life.
■ when part of your body feels painful
▪hurt if part of your body hurts, it feels painful: My chest hurts when I cough.
▪ache to hurt with a continuous pain: I’d been walking all day and my legs were really aching.
▪throb to feel a bad pain that comes and goes again in a regular and continuous way: Lou had a terrible headache and his whole head seemed to be throbbing.
▪sting to feel a sharp pain, or to make someone feel this, especially in your eyes, throat, or skin: My throat stings every time I swallow. | This injection may sting a little.
▪smart to hurt with a sudden sharp pain – used especially about your eyes, or your skin where something has hit you: Her eyes were smarting from the thick smoke. | Jackson’s face was still smarting from the punch.
▪burn to feel very hot and painful or uncomfortable: Be careful because this chemical will make your skin burn. | His eyes were burning because of the gas.
▪pinch if something you are wearing pinches you, it is too tight and presses painfully on your skin: The shirt was a bit too small and it was pinching my neck.
▪something is killing me spoken informal used when something feels very painful: My legs are killing me. | These shoes are killing me.
▪a bad back/leg/arm etc if you have a bad back/leg/arm etc, it feels painful: He’s off work with a bad back.
throb2 (also throb‧bing) /ˈθrɒbɪŋ $ ˈθrɑː-/ noun [countable]
a low strong regular beat or sensation
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the throb of the engines
a steady throb of pain
⇨ heartthrob
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verb (past tense and past participle throbbed, present participle throbbing) [intransitive] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Probably from the sound
1. if a part of your body throbs, you have a feeling of pain in it that regularly starts and stops:Origin: Probably from the sound
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2. if music or a machine throbs, it makes a low sound or vibration with a strong regular beat:
3. if your heart throbs, it beats faster or more strongly than usual
4. if a place throbs with life, energy etc, it has a lot of life etc:
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(also throb‧bing) /ˈθrɒbɪŋ $ ˈθrɑː-/ noun [countable]a low strong regular beat or sensation
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hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain 指（身体部位）感到疼痛、（某一动作）引起疼痛 ：◆ My feet hurt. 我脚疼。 ◆ Ouch! That hurt! 哎哟！好疼！ ache to feel a continuous dull pain 指疼痛、隐痛 ：◆ I'm aching all over. 我周身疼痛。 burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful 指（身体部位）火辣辣地痛、发烫 ：◆ Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air. 空气中弥漫的化学物质熏得我们的眼睛火辣辣地痛。 sting to make sb feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain 指（使）身体部位感觉刺痛、灼痛 ：◆ My eyes were stinging from the smoke. 烟熏得我眼睛痛。 tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there 指（身体部位）感到刺痛 ：◆ The cold air made her face tingle. 冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。 itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this 指（使）皮肤发痒 ：◆ I itch all over. 我浑身痒。 ◆ Does the rash itch? 皮疹痒吗？ throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats 指（身体部位）有规律地抽动、抽痛 ：◆ His head throbbed painfully. 他的头一抽一跳地痛。
Patterns
your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itchyour skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itchesyour flesh hurts/burns/stings/tinglesyour head hurts/aches/throbsyour stomach hurts/achesto really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throbto hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot It hurts/stings/tingles/itches.
hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain 指（身体部位）感到疼痛、（某一动作）引起疼痛 ：◆ My feet hurt. 我脚疼。 ◆ Ouch! That hurt! 哎哟！好疼！ ache to feel a continuous dull pain 指疼痛、隐痛 ：◆ I'm aching all over. 我周身疼痛。 burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful 指（身体部位）火辣辣地痛、发烫 ：◆ Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air. 空气中弥漫的化学物质熏得我们的眼睛火辣辣地痛。 sting to make sb feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain 指（使）身体部位感觉刺痛、灼痛 ：◆ My eyes were stinging from the smoke. 烟熏得我眼睛痛。 tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there 指（身体部位）感到刺痛 ：◆ The cold air made her face tingle. 冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。 itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this 指（使）皮肤发痒 ：◆ I itch all over. 我浑身痒。 ◆ Does the rash itch? 皮疹痒吗？ throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats 指（身体部位）有规律地抽动、抽痛 ：◆ His head throbbed painfully. 他的头一抽一跳地痛。
Patterns
your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itchyour skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itchesyour flesh hurts/burns/stings/tinglesyour head hurts/aches/throbsyour stomach hurts/achesto really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throbto hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot It hurts/stings/tingles/itches.