每日N词[20160113]

The old car jolted its passengers badly as it went over the rough road.

老爷车通过颠簸路段时，车上的人颠来倒去。

▷jolt [dʒoʊlt]

【释义】

To jolt someone is to disturb them or make them jump. A jolt is sudden and jarring.

Jolting disturbs or surprises people.

If you surprise someone and they jump up a little, you jolted them.

Alarm clocks jolt people out of sleep.

A sudden crack of thunder could provide a jolt.

The unexpected barking of a dog could jolt you.

Jolting is quick and not very pleasant.

A jolt jars and stuns you.

Some jolts are more serious: crashing your car jolts the people in the car violently.

vt. (使)摇动，(使)震惊;使颠簸;

vi. 摇晃,颠簸而行

A violent explosion seemed to jolt the whole ground.

剧烈的爆炸好像要把整个地面都掀起来。