vt. & vi.（使）振动；（使）颤动 (cause to) shake continuously and very rapidly with a fine slight movement

　～ the house　使这房屋颤动
　～ the strings　使弦振动
　～ audibly　可听得见地振动
　～ curiously　古怪地振动
　～ discordantly　不和谐地振动
　～ mournfully　悲伤得颤抖
　～ mysteriously　神秘得令人发抖
　～ rhythmically　有节奏地振动
　～ tremulously　轻微地颤抖
　～ in the breeze　在微风中抖动
　～ to　对…激动
　～ to one's stirring appeal　随着激荡情怀的呼吁而跳动
　～ with　因…而激动
　～ with excitements　因兴奋而激动
　～ with joy　因高兴而激动
　～ with passion　因激动而颤抖
　～ with rage　因愤怒而激动

　The bridge vibrated when a heavy truck passed.　当重型大卡车经过时，这个桥就会震动。
　The diaphragm vibrates, thus setting the air around it in motion.　膜片振动，这使得周围的空气也振荡起来。
　The air in the desert seemed to vibrate in the midday heat.　沙漠里的空气在正午时刻被热气熏蒸得颤动起来。
　The leaves were vibrating in the breeze.　树叶在微风中抖动。
　Their hearts vibrated to the speaker's stirring appeal.　他们的心随着演讲人激荡情怀的呼吁而跳动。
　Her lower lip vibrated.　她的下唇在抽搐。
　His voice vibrated with passion.　他的声音因激动而颤抖。
　The whole hall was vibrating with excitement.　整个大厅群情激动。
　At night, the whole city vibrates with life.　入夜，整个城市都活跃起来。
　The engine has stopped vibrating.　发动机熄火了。
　A pendulum vibrates seconds.　钟摆摆动计秒。
　The different notes of a stringed musical instrument are made by vibrating the strings.　弦乐器发出不同的音调是使弦振动而产生的。

 ♣ vibrate, shudder
　这组词都有“震动”的意思。其区别在于：vibrate指物体（特别是弦、簧、锣、鼓等发声物体）的震动，用于人体时，取其引申义；shudder指因极度寒冷、极度恐怖引起身体的强烈震颤。