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jolt
(jōlt)v. jolt·ed, jolt·ing, jolts
v.tr.
1. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly: jolted his opponent with a heavy punch; an impact that jolted the mailbox loose.
2. To cause to move jerkily: stops and starts that jolted the passengers.
3. To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow: "Now and then he jolted a nodding reader awake by inserting a witty paragraph" (Walter Blair).
4. To make suddenly active or effective: The remark jolted my memory.
5. To disturb suddenly and severely; stun: She was jolted by the betrayal of her trusted friend.
v.intr.
To proceed in an irregular, bumpy, or jerky fashion.
n.
1. A sudden jarring or jerking motion, as from a blow.
2.
a. A sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock.
b. The cause of such a feeling: His resignation was a jolt to the whole staff.
3. A brief strong portion: a jolt of whiskey.
[Origin unknown.]
jolt′er n.
jolt′i·ly adv.
jolt′y adj.
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jolt
(dʒəʊlt)vb (tr)
1. to bump against with a jarring blow; jostle
2. to move in a jolting manner
3. to surprise or shock
n
4. a sudden jar or blow
5. an emotional shock
[C16: probably blend of dialect jot to jerk and dialect joll to bump]
ˈjolter n
ˈjoltingly adv
ˈjolty adj
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jolt
(dʒoʊlt)v.t.
1. to cause to move by or as if by sudden rough jerks or bumps; shake up roughly.
2. to knock sharply so as to move or dislodge; jar.
3. to shock or startle.
4. to bring to a specified state sharply or abruptly: to jolt someone into awareness.
5. to interfere with, esp. in a rough manner.
v.i. 6. to move with a sharp jerk or a series of sharp jerks.
n. 7. a jolting movement or blow.
8. a psychological shock.
9. a sudden, unexpected setback.
10. a bracing dose of something: a jolt of whiskey.
[1590–1600; b. jot to jolt and joll to bump, both now dial.]
jolt′er, n.
jolt′ing•ly, adv.
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jolt
Past participle: jolted
Gerund: jolting
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| jolt |
| jolt |
| Present |
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| I jolt |
| you jolt |
| he/she/it jolts |
| we jolt |
| you jolt |
| they jolt |
| Preterite |
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| I jolted |
| you jolted |
| he/she/it jolted |
| we jolted |
| you jolted |
| they jolted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am jolting |
| you are jolting |
| he/she/it is jolting |
| we are jolting |
| you are jolting |
| they are jolting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have jolted |
| you have jolted |
| he/she/it has jolted |
| we have jolted |
| you have jolted |
| they have jolted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was jolting |
| you were jolting |
| he/she/it was jolting |
| we were jolting |
| you were jolting |
| they were jolting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had jolted |
| you had jolted |
| he/she/it had jolted |
| we had jolted |
| you had jolted |
| they had jolted |
| Future |
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| I will jolt |
| you will jolt |
| he/she/it will jolt |
| we will jolt |
| you will jolt |
| they will jolt |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have jolted |
| you will have jolted |
| he/she/it will have jolted |
| we will have jolted |
| you will have jolted |
| they will have jolted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be jolting |
| you will be jolting |
| he/she/it will be jolting |
| we will be jolting |
| you will be jolting |
| they will be jolting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been jolting |
| you have been jolting |
| he/she/it has been jolting |
| we have been jolting |
| you have been jolting |
| they have been jolting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been jolting |
| you will have been jolting |
| he/she/it will have been jolting |
| we will have been jolting |
| you will have been jolting |
| they will have been jolting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been jolting |
| you had been jolting |
| he/she/it had been jolting |
| we had been jolting |
| you had been jolting |
| they had been jolting |
| Conditional |
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| I would jolt |
| you would jolt |
| he/she/it would jolt |
| we would jolt |
| you would jolt |
| they would jolt |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have jolted |
| you would have jolted |
| he/she/it would have jolted |
| we would have jolted |
| you would have jolted |
| they would have jolted |
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Noun 1. [画像:jolt - a sudden jarring impact]jolt - a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
2. jolt - an abrupt spasmodic movement
Verb 1. jolt - move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
2. jolt - disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"
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jolt
verb
noun
2. surprise, blow, shock, setback, reversal, bombshell, thunderbolt, whammy (informal, chiefly U.S.), bolt from the blue The campaign came at a time when America needed such a jolt.
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jolt
verbnoun
1. Violent forcible contact between two or more things:
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Translations
صَدْمَههَزَّه، رَجَّهيَرْتَج فَجأةيُهَزهِز، يَرْتَج
drcnutídrkotatházetotřes
bumpechokrykryste
döcögzökkenészökkent
áfallhrista; rykkjakippurrykkjast
kratytisšokas
grūdienskratītkratītiestrieciens
hegať
poskakovatistrestisunek
jolt
[dʒəʊlt]A. N (= jerk) → sacudida f; (= sudden bump) → choque m (fig) → susto m
to give sb a jolt (fig) → dar un susto a algn
it gave me a bit of a jolt → me dio un buen susto
to give sb a jolt (fig) → dar un susto a algn
it gave me a bit of a jolt → me dio un buen susto
B. VT [vehicle] → sacudir ; [+ person, elbow] → empujar (ligeramente), sacudir (levemente) (fig) → afectar mucho
to jolt sb into (doing) sth → mover a algn a hacer algo
to jolt sb out of his complacency → hacer que algn se dé cuenta de la necesidad de hacer algo
to jolt sb into (doing) sth → mover a algn a hacer algo
to jolt sb out of his complacency → hacer que algn se dé cuenta de la necesidad de hacer algo
C. VI [vehicle] → traquetear, dar tumbos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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jolt
vi (vehicle) → holpern, rüttelnd fahren ; (= give one jolt) → einen Ruck machen ; to jolt along → rüttelnd entlangfahren ; to jolt to a halt → ruckweise anhalten
vt (lit) (= shake) → durchschütteln, durchrütteln ; (once) → einen Ruck geben or versetzen (+dat); (fig) → aufrütteln ; she was jolted awake → sie wurde wachgerüttelt ; she was jolted back to reality → sie wurde mit einem Ruck wieder in die Wirklichkeit zurückgeholt ; to jolt somebody out of his complacency → jdn aus seiner Zufriedenheit aufrütteln or reißen ; to jolt somebody into doing something → jdn so aufrütteln, dass er/sie etw tut; it jolted him into action → das hat ihn aufgerüttelt
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jolt
[dʒəʊlt]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
jolt
(dʒəult) verb1. to move jerkily. The bus jolted along the road. stamp, skommel يُهَزهِز، يَرْتَج друсам sacudir drkotat holpern bumpe τραντάζομαι traquetear rappuma تکان تکان خوردن hytkyä avancer en cahotant לְהִיטַלטֵל हिलाना tresti, drmati döcög menyentak hrista; rykkja procedere a sobbalzi 揺れながら動く 덜커덩 흔들리다 kratytis kratīties (braucot) bergoncang voortschokken riste, skumpe, humpe telepać się نابوبره خوځيدل، ټكان خوړل، ښوريدل sacudir a hurduca трястись hegať, natriasať sa poskakovati drmati skaka, skumpa โคลงเคลง sarsıla sarsıla gitmek 顛簸而行 трясти(ся) دھچکا لگانا chạy xóc nảy lên 颠簸而行
2. to shake or move suddenly. I was violently jolted as the train stopped. hortend يَرْتَج فَجأة раздрусвам sacudir házet sebou rütteln ryste τινάζω, κουνώ απότομα sacudir raputama بطور ناگهانی تکان خوردن täristä secouer לְטַלטֵל धक्का, झटका stresti, prodrmati zökkent mengguncang rykkjast sballottare がたんと揺れる 갑자기 흔들리다 truktelėti kratīt; pagrūst terlambung-lambung schokken skake szarpnąć ناڅاپی ټكان خوړل sacudir a zdruncina, a zgâlţâi подбросить hodiť (sebou), zatriasť stresti (se) cimati skaka om กระตุก sarsmak 突然搖晃 струсонути; підкидати اچانک جھٹکا دینا xóc; lắc 震摇,摇晃
noun1. a sudden movement or shake. The car gave a jolt and started. skok, skommel, horte, skud, stoot, stamp هَزَّه، رَجَّه внезапен удар sacudida drcnutí der Ruck ryk τράνταγμα, απότομο τίναγμα sacudida raputus تکان tärähdys à-coup טִלטוּל פִּתאוֹמִי झटका trzaj zökkenés sentakan kippur scossone, sobbalzo 激しい動揺 급격한 동요 truktelėjimas grūdiens goncangan schok rykk, støkk szarpnięcie ټكان sacudidela hurducătură толчок myknutie tresljaj potres skakning, stöt, ryck การกระตุก sarsma, sarsıntı 突然搖晃 тряска; штовхан دھچکا cái xóc; cái lắc 突然震摇
2. a shock. He got a jolt when he heard the bad news. skok صَدْمَه шок sobressalto otřes der Schock chok ξάφνιασμα, σοκ choque vapustus شوک järkytys choc הלם, זעזוע दुख šok sokk guncangan áfall colpo 精神的ショック 정신적 쇼크 šokas, sukrėtimas trieciens kejutan schok støt wstrząs ولۍ، سترۍ (لكه دجواروچه ولاړه وي sobressalto şoc потрясение otras šok šok chock ความรู้สึกตกใจ sarsıntı, şok 震驚 удар; потрясіння صدمہ sự choáng váng 震惊
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jolt
n. sacudida, tirón.
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