Word · Frequency #14218
wobble
摇晃;摆动
An unsteady motion.
- 1.
An unsteady motion.
不稳定的运动
- 2.
A tremulous sound.
颤抖的声音
- 3.
A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep.
回响贝斯中使用的低频振荡
- 4.
A variation in the third nucleotide of a codon that codes for a specific aminoacid.
密码子第三个核苷酸的变异,编码特定氨基酸
颤抖的声音;颤音;低频振荡(常用于回响贝斯音乐);密码子第三位核苷酸的变异;摆动配对;不稳定的运动;颤抖的声音
In use
The ladder has a wobble, so hold it steady while I climb.
I felt a wobble in the shopping cart's left wheel.
There was a slight wobble in her voice when she thanked everyone.
Connections
Collocations
- a slight wobble
- 轻微晃动
- I noticed a slight wobble in the front wheel.我注意到前轮有轻微晃动。
- develop a wobble
- 出现晃动,开始摇晃
- The chair developed a wobble after years of use.这把椅子用了多年后开始摇晃。
- give something a wobble
- 轻轻晃动某物(以检查是否稳固)
- Give the shelf a wobble to see if it's fixed firmly.轻轻晃一下架子,看看是否固定牢固。
- a wobble in your voice
- 说话时声音发颤
- There was a wobble in her voice as she read the names.她念名字时声音有些发颤。
- notice a wobble
- 发现晃动
- Drivers soon notice a wobble in the steering wheel.司机很快就会注意到方向盘晃动。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想果冻被碰时发出“wob”的声音并左右晃动,记住 wobble 是“摇摆、不稳定”。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:everyday conversation、describing unsteady physical movement、technical descriptions in mechanics or physics wobble 作名词表示“晃动、不稳”时,多用于日常口语和非正式书面描述,比如桌子不稳或人走路摇晃;在物理、机械等较正式语境里也可以指低频摆动。整体语气不算严肃正式,但也并不俚俗,具体使用要看搭配和语境。
Grammar Note
常用于描述物体或局势的不稳定。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 wobble 押韵:hobble、cobble、gobble、bobble、squabble(英音 /ɒb.əl/)。注意 noble 拼写相近但读音不同:它的元音是 /əʊ/,不是 /ɒ/。babble、pebble、rubble 也都不与 wobble 押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.