jolt /ˈʤolt/
震搖,搖動,顛簸(vi.)顛簸而行,震搖(vt.)使顛簸,使慌張,猛擊
Jolt, v. t.
1. To cause to move with a sudden motion, especially an up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers.
Jolt v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jolting.] To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts.
Jolt, n.
1. A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground.
The first jolt had like to have shaken me out. --Swift.
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jolt
n 1: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: jar,
jounce]
2: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: jerk, jerking]
v 1: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: jar]
2: disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by
the play"