(心脏、疼痛或强烈情绪等)有节奏地跳动/搏动;也可指(音乐、引擎等)有规律地震动或轰鸣。名词可表示跳动、阵阵作痛、脉动。
/θrɑːb/(美式常见)
/θrɒb/(英式常见)
My tooth started to throb after dinner.
晚饭后,我的牙开始一阵一阵地疼。
As the crowd grew louder, the bass seemed to throb through the floor, and his pulse throbbed with nervous excitement.
随着人群越来越喧闹,低音仿佛穿透地板在震动,他的脉搏也因紧张的兴奋而怦怦跳。
throb 来自中古英语 throbben,为拟声性质的词,模仿“砰、咚”这类有节奏的敲击/跳动声音;因此常用来描述心跳、疼痛或低沉的震动感。