palpitate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of the heart. intransitive
    — When he just looks at me, my heart begins to palpitate with excitement.
  2. To cause to beat strongly or rapidly. transitive
    — The allergy medicine palpitates my heart.
  3. To shake tremulously intransitive
    — I was now so bruised, so batter'd, so spent with this over-match, that I could hardly stir, or raise myself, but lay palpitating
    Fanny Hill

词形变化

palpitates present,singular,third-person palpitating participle,present palpitated participle,past palpitated past

词汇关系

近义词
flutter pound throb thump
衍生词
palpitant palpitation

词源

Etymology tree
Latin palpitō, palpitātusbor.
English palpitate
Borrowed from Latin palpitō, palpitātus (“throb, pulsate, palpitate”).
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