Meaning
抖动 describes a rapid, often involuntary shaking or trembling motion. It can refer to physical objects vibrating, body parts shaking from cold or fear, or technical phenomena like screen flickering. The word combines 抖 (to shake) with 动 (to move), emphasizing the dynamic, oscillating nature of the movement.
Usage
抖动 is commonly used in both everyday and technical contexts. In daily speech, it describes shaking from cold, nervousness, or fear. In technical language, it refers to mechanical vibrations, screen jitter, or signal instability. It's more formal than simple 抖 alone and often implies a continuous or repeated shaking motion rather than a single shake.
Examples
- 01他冷得全身抖动。.He was so cold that his whole body was shaking.
- 02电脑屏幕一直在抖动，可能是显卡的问题。, .The computer screen keeps flickering; it might be a graphics card problem.
Characters
Common collocations
- 身体抖动body trembles/shakes
- 不停地抖动to shake continuously
- 屏幕抖动screen flickers/jitters
- 轻微抖动to shake slightly
Antonyms
Origin
The character 抖 originally depicted shaking something with the hands (手 hand radical), while 动 means movement. Together they form a compound emphasizing oscillating motion.