单词 | jolt |
释义 | jolt jolt /; AmE / noun, verb
■ noun [C, usually sing.]
a sudden shock or event that causes a change in the price, value, etc. of sth: News of falling sales delivered a nasty jolt to the company's share price. The tax cuts will give the economy a much-needed jolt. They hope to speed up economic recovery with a jolt of cheaper credit.
■ verb [+ obj]
to give sb/sth a sudden shock, especially so that they start to take action or deal with a situation: The government was jolted into action by the sudden rise in inflation. a method of jolting the economy out of recession |
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