jolt
英 [dʒəʊlt; dʒɒlt]
美 [dʒolt]
- vt. 使顛簸；使震驚；使搖動
- vi. 搖晃；顛簸而行
- n. 顛簸；搖晃；震驚；嚴重挫折
助記提示
1. 諧音“酒特”-----他喝的酒特別多，喝醉了，走路自然就會搖晃、搖擺、顛簸。
2. 沒想到他的酒量這麽大，震驚了各位小夥伴兒們。
3. 諧音“腳抖(四川方言：juo tou)、腳拖”。
4. 軟件業：Jolt Award 震撼大獎。
5. 諧音“揪他、腳塌”。
中文詞源
jolt 震動，晃動可能來自中古英語jollen,擊，打，連續猛擊。引申詞義震動，晃動。
英文詞源
- jolt (v.)
- 1590s, perhaps from Middle English jollen, chollen "to knock, to batter" (early 15c.), or an alteration of obsolete jot (v.) "to jostle" (1520s). Perhaps related to earlier jolt head "a big, stupid head" (1530s). Figurative sense of "to startle, surprise" is from 1872. Related: Jolted; jolting.
- jolt (n.)
- 1590s, "a knock," from jolt (v.). Meaning "jarring shock" is from 1630s.
雙語例句
- 1. A violent explosion seemed to jolt the whole ground.
- 劇烈的爆炸好像要把整個地麵都掀起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.
- 我們擔心稍微顛簸一下就可能會使她的傷勢惡化。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The campaign came at a time when America needed such a jolt.
- 這場運動來得正是時候，美國正需要這樣一場變動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Please pour me a jolt of whisky.
- 請給我倒一點威士忌提提神好嗎?
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.
- 他們拚命地幹著，擔心餘震可能會使房子再次受到震動。
來自柯林斯例句