jolt

jolt
[dʒəʊlt, dʒɒlt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly
    推搡；震动；摇动；颠簸
    a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards.
    他身后的人潮推着他向前。
    ■(figurative)give a surprise or shock to (someone) in order to make them act or change
    (喻)使惊奇；使震惊
    she tried to jolt him out of his depression.
    她试图使他摆脱沮丧。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial]move with sudden lurches
    颠簸；震动
    the train jolted into motion.
    火车猛然一震开始动了。
noun
  1. an abrupt rough or violent movement
    震动，震摇，冲击，摇晃
    ■a surprise or shock, especially of an unpleasant kind and often manifested physically
    震惊
    that information gave her a severe jolt.
    那个消息让她倍感震惊。
派生
jolty
( joltier, joltiest)
adjective(joltier, joltiest)
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: of unknown origin
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