jolt

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a sudden jarring impact (Freq. 1)
- the door closed with a jolt
- all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers
• Syn:
jar, jounce, shock
• Derivationally related forms:
jar (for: jar)
• Hypernyms:
blow, bump
2. an abrupt spasmodic movement (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
jerk, jerking, saccade
• Derivationally related forms:
jolty, jerk (for: jerking), jerky (for: jerk), jerk (for: jerk)
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move, motility

II - verb

1. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
jar
• Derivationally related forms:
jar (for: jar)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
2. disturb (someone's) composure
- The audience was jolted by the play
• Hypernyms:
disturb, upset, trouble
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to jolt Sue

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  jerk, jerking, saccade, jar, jounce, shock