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throbbing

UK //ˈθrɒb.ɪŋ//US //ˈθrɑː.bɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'throbben',意为'跳动'或'震动',可能与古英语 'þrafian'(推挤)有关。

adjective

❶ 形容有规律地强烈跳动或抽动的感觉,通常用于描述疼痛、心跳或机械震动等。

“I have a throbbing headache after staring at the screen all day.”

(盯着屏幕一整天后,我的头一跳一跳地疼。)

“Her thumb was throbbing painfully after she accidentally hit it with a hammer.”

(她的拇指被锤子砸到后,疼得一阵阵抽动。)

同义词:pulsating, beating, pounding

noun

❶ 指有规律的强烈跳动或震动,可以是生理上的(如心跳)或物理上的(如机械震动)。

“The throbbing of his heart was so loud he could hear it in his ears.”

(他的心跳声大得连耳朵里都能听到。)

“The throbbing of the machinery made the whole floor vibrate.”

(机器的震动让整个地板都在颤动。)

同义词:pulsation, beat, vibration

常见短语

throbbing pain — 形容一种有规律的、跳动的疼痛感,通常由炎症、受伤或血管扩张引起。

“She took painkillers to relieve the throbbing pain in her tooth.”

(她吃了止痛药来缓解牙齿的抽痛。)