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  • Conjugation : past  vibrated ; ing  vibrating
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

vibrate [vaɪ'breɪt]
  1. 1. vi. 震颤
  2. 2. vt. 使震动

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

vibrate [vaɪˈbreɪt]
  1. 1. verb (使)震动,(使)振动,(使)震颤
    When the earthquake hit, everything in the office was vibrating.
    地震来袭时,办公室所有东西都在震动
  2. 2. vi. 来回摆动
  3. 3. vi. 犹豫摇摆不定
  4. 4. vi. 回响回荡
    His voice vibrated with power and confidence.
    他的声音回荡力量自信
  5. 5. vt. 使激动,使兴奋

Collins English-English Dictionary

vibrate [vaɪ'breɪt]
  1. 1. vb to move or cause to move back and forth rapidly; shake, quiver, or throb
  2. 2. vi. [intr] to oscillate
  3. 3. vi. to send out (a sound) by vibration; resonate or cause to resonate
  4. 4. vi. [intr] to waver
  5. 5. vi. [Physics] to undergo or cause to undergo an oscillatory or periodic process, as of an alternating current; oscillate
  6. 6. vi. [intr] [rare] to respond emotionally; thrill
  7. 7. vi. [Etymology] C17: from Latin vibrare

Examples

Several things will make the atoms in a crystal vibrate.
有好几种情形都会使晶体中的原子产生振动。
震撼
shake; shock; vibrate
他任凭手机在一旁震响,也不理会。
He let his cellphone vibrate, and ring beside him doing nothing about it.

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