- [countable, uncountable]
a continuous shaking movement or feeling 震动；颤动；抖动；（感情的）共鸣 We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside. 我们可以感到外面卡车经过时的颤动。 a reduction in the level of vibration in the engine 发动机震动程度的下降
Extra ExamplesTheir instruments can detect the slightest vibration. 他们的仪器能探测出极微弱的振动。 vibrations from heavy traffic 因交通流量大引起的振动 Is it possible to reduce the level of vibration in the engine? 能够降低发动机震动的程度吗？ The sensitive equipment can detect the slightest vibration in the ground. 这种灵敏的设备能探测到地面上最轻微的振动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- slight
- sound
- low
- …
- cause
- create
- produce
- …
- frequency
- level
- vibration from
- vibrations[plural] (formal)(also informal vibes [plural], vibe [singular])
a mood or an atmosphere produced by a particular person, thing or place 情绪；气氛；氛围
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin vibratio(n-), from the verb vibrare ‘vibrate’.