- [countable, uncountable]
a continuous shaking movement or feeling 震動；顫動；抖動；（感情的）共鳴 We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside. 我們可以感到外面卡車經過時的顫動。 a reduction in the level of vibration in the engine 發動機震動程度的下降
Extra ExamplesTheir instruments can detect the slightest vibration. 他們的儀器能探測出極微弱的振動。 vibrations from heavy traffic 因交通流量大引起的振動 Is it possible to reduce the level of vibration in the engine? 能夠降低發動機震動的程度嗎？ The sensitive equipment can detect the slightest vibration in the ground. 這種靈敏的設備能探測到地面上最輕微的振動。
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 情緒；氣氛；氛圍
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin vibratio(n-), from the verb vibrare ‘vibrate’.