Word · Frequency #14872
jolt
猛推；摇晃；颠簸
To push, shake, or knock something abruptly and roughly.
- 1.
To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
猛地推或摇；粗暴地晃动。
- 2.
To knock sharply
猛敲；重击。
- 3.
To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
使(某人)受震惊而采取行动或警觉。
- 4.
To shock emotionally.
在情感上震动；使震惊。
- 5.
To shake; to move with a series of jerks.
摇晃；颠簸前行；连续颠动。
使震惊；使心烦意乱；使猛然醒悟；促使；激励；猛地推或摇；粗暴地晃动。；猛敲；重击。；使(某人)受震惊而采取行动或警觉。
In use
The sudden stop jolted the passengers forward.
The news of the accident jolted her out of her complacency.
He jolted awake when the alarm went off.
jolt + noun phrase
The sudden noise jolted the baby.
突然的噪音使婴儿猛地一惊。
jolt + noun phrase + out of/into + noun phrase
常用被动语态：be jolted out of/into sth
The accident jolted him out of his reckless driving habits.
那场事故使他从鲁莽的驾驶习惯中惊醒。
jolt + adverb/prepositional phrase
The old bus jolted along the bumpy road.
Connections
Collocations
- jolt awake
- 猛然惊醒
- The alarm clock jolted me awake.闹钟声把我猛地惊醒。
- jolt into action
- 促使…立即行动
- The news jolted the committee into action.这个消息促使委员会立即行动起来。
- jolt someone out of complacency
- 使某人猛然醒悟，不再自满
- The poor test score jolted her out of her complacency.糟糕的考试成绩使她猛然醒悟，不再自满。
- jolt to a stop
- 猛地颠簸停下
- The carriage jolted to a stop outside the station.马车在车站外猛地颠簸着停了下来。
- jolt back to reality
- 使某人猛然回到现实
- Seeing the old photo jolted me back to reality.看到那张旧照片使我猛然回到现实。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：坐车时突然颠簸，身体被猛推一下——'jolt'的j像'急'，急刹车般猛烈震动。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：physical impact、emotional shock、sudden awakening jolt 作动词时，通常用于描述突然的物理震动、情感冲击或猛然醒悟并促使行动；这些用法多属于中性语境，正式场合和日常口语中都可能出现，具体语体会随搭配和语境略有变化。
Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with jolt /dʒəʊlt/, sharing the final sound /-əʊlt/. Beware of lookalikes: jilt /dʒɪlt/ looks similar but has a short /ɪ/; jostle is spelled with jos- but pronounced /ˈdʒɒsəl/; and jot /dʒɒt/ has a different vowel and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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