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Change log entry 74138
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2022-02-14 06:47:24 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 69830 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
"tremble" is *intransitive*, whereas 抖动 can be *transitive* (or intransitive).
("shake" and "vibrate" can be both.)
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Transitive examples:
1. 拿起一張宣紙來抖動,軟綿綿、輕飄飄,沒有多大響聲;
If you pick up a sheet of Gampi paper and shake it vigorously, it doesn't make much sound because it is so soft.

2. 好象認識我一樣抖動它的翅膀, 飛到我的正上空點頭示意,

3. 拍照时保持手机平稳,不要抖动;
Keep the phone steady while photographing, don't shake it;

4. 猛力抖动金属片以模仿雷声。
A sheet of metal was shaken to simulate the noise of thunder.


Other examples:
这是因为眼睛其实在大多数时间都在抖动
That's because your eye actually jiggles most of the time.

剎那間,船上的漁夫強烈地感受鬼頭刀被鉤中後強勁拉扯的抖動……
In a flash, the fisherman on the boat feels the powerful quiver of the dolphin fish pulling on the hook....

可惜十多年前,張光直證實罹患巴金森氏症,四肢的抖動讓他難以勝任田野挖掘的吃重工作,
Unfortunately, Chang Kwang-chih became afflicted with Parkinson's disease more than a decade ago. His limbs started to shake, and it became impossible for him to perform fieldwork.
Diff:
- 抖動 抖动 [dou3 dong4] /to tremble/
+ 抖動 抖动 [dou3 dong4] /to quiver/to vibrate/to shake (sth)/
By MDBG 2025
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