Betekenis van jolt In het Nederlands

• 0 to (cause something or someone to) move suddenly and violently:

  • The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards.

  • The truck jolted along the rough track through the field.

• 1 to shock someone in order to change their behaviour or way of thinking:

  • The charity used photos of starving children in an attempt to jolt the public conscience (= make people feel guilty and take action).

  • The news about Sam's illness jolted her into action.

• 2 a sudden violent movement:

  • As the plane touched the ground, there was a massive jolt and we were thrown forwards.

  • I woke up with a jolt as I thought I heard my bedroom door being pushed open.

• 3 an unpleasant shock or surprise:

  • His self-confidence took a sudden jolt with the news that he had not been selected.

• 4 to cause something or someone to move suddenly and violently, or to surprise someone in an unpleasant way:

  • I was jolted out of bed by the earthquake.

  • He was jolted by the sight of bodies lying in the lobby.

• 5 a sudden, violent movement or force, or a large and unpleasant surprise:

  • jolts of electricity

  • She bumped into him, and the jolt sent his books to the ground.

  • Jack realized with a jolt of fear that he was helpless.

• 6 an unexpected event that makes prices, levels of activity, etc. change suddenly:

  • a jolt to sth Following the jolt to markets caused by fears about higher inflation, traders remain cautious.

  • get/receive/suffer a jolt

• 7 to make prices, levels of activity, etc. change suddenly:

  • Rising oil prices and the continued slump in the housing market combined to jolt consumer confidence.

  • be jolted by sth Global markets have been jolted by the half point rise in US interest rates.