vibrate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++vi·brate /vaɪˈbreɪt $ ˈvaɪbreɪt/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] 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。→ See Verb table
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”vi·brate verbChineseSyllable
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vibrate
vi‧brate /vaɪˈbreɪt $ ˈvaɪbreɪt/
verb [intransitive and transitive]
The floor was vibrating to the beat of the music.
As air passes over our vocal cords, it makes them vibrate.
■ object/vehicle/the ground etc
▪shake to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force: The floor shook from a distant explosion. | The walls were still shaking. | The trees were shaking in the wind.
▪rattle to shake and make a noise: The windows rattled in the wind. | The train was rattling over the bridge.
▪vibrate to shake continuously with small fast movements: The music was so loud that the whole room vibrated. | The atoms vibrate at different frequencies.
▪wobble to move unsteadily from side to side: The bike began to wobble alarmingly as she fought to control it. | The cup wobbled and he grabbed it to stop it from falling.
▪rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The trailer rocked in the wind. | The boat was rocking from side to side with the waves.
▪shudder (also judder especially British English) if a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes for a short time.: The lift shuddered then began to descend. | The engine shuddered into life (=it shook and then started working). | The car juddered to a halt (=it shook and then stopped) outside the house.
vi‧brate /vaɪˈbreɪt $ ˈvaɪbreɪt/
verb [intransitive and transitive] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of vibrare 'to shake'
if something vibrates, or if you vibrate it, it shakes quickly and continuously with very small movements:Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of vibrare 'to shake'
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