vibration

noun

/vaɪˈbreɪʃn/

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[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 Examples
- Their 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 Dictionary
adjective
- slight
- sound
- low
- …
verb + vibration
- cause
- create
- produce
- …
vibration + noun
- frequency
- level
preposition
- vibration from
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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’.