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jarring

/jahr-ing/US // ˈdʒɑr ɪŋ //

令人震惊的,刺耳的声音,令人震惊的是,令人震惊

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having a harshly unpleasant or disturbing effect on one’s nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.:The news of my cancer diagnosis was both jarring and devastating.
    • : producing a harshly unpleasant effect; discordant: I’d much rather wake up to a gentle vibration than to the jarring sound of my phone alarm.
    • : conflicting, clashing, or disagreeing:There is a jarring contrast between the trees and open space of the peaceful park and its hostile border of gray concrete warehouses and parking garages.
    • : vibrating or shaking; characterized by sudden, jerky movements:There was enough rock on that trail to make for a jarring ride on a bike with narrow wheels and no suspension.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act, state, or effect of clashing or conflicting:Paradoxically, the jarring of an encounter with the arts in the middle of outdoor urban space creates a connection between them.
    • : the act of shaking or the state of being shaken; sudden, jerky movement:The seats had no padding and I felt bruises forming from the jarring of the truck.
    • : the act of disturbing a person by harsh, discordant sound or by something unsettling, unexpected, or unpleasant:For UK readers, using the British text edition makes for a comfortable read without the jarring of unfamiliar spelling or phrasing.

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Examples

  • Those mushrooms became a portal to my hometown, a culinary object so emotionally resonant, so distinct from the food I bought at my grocery store in California, that I always longed to forage and conserve a jar of my own.

  • Place the duck on a cutting board, then drain the rendered fat into a heatproof jar.

  • Ultraviolet and other forms of light can be very damaging to foods, especially those in clear packaging like jars and see-through plastic bags.

  • Drain the degreaser into a waste container—you’ll notice some oily residue and metal shavings from the manufacturing process in the degreaser and coating the jar.

  • I used a jar of olives, but I’m sure you can come up with something better.

  • Is it somehow jarring to some people that the father who spoke these words is not black but white?

  • In comparison, “Ring Off” is almost jarring in its more cooled down, island vibe.

  • But Dalia and Perl view Hasidic Judaism with an open-mindedness that is jarring to outsiders—and likely their peers.

  • However, their work is certainly jarring for the modern mind.

  • A 36-story tower designed by Rafael Vinoly nicknamed the “walkie-talkie” curves outward as it rises, ungainly and jarring.

  • Lessard uttered the command evenly, without a jarring note, his tone almost a duplicate of MacRae's.

  • A body fell stiffly into the room, struck the carpet with a dull, jarring sound.

  • How should one understand that the tones which seemed so harsh and jarring belonged in truth to a very code of sprightliness?

  • With jarring suddenness, a terrific shudder throbbed the length of the C-49, rattling the loose articles on the desk nearby.

  • A jarring crash that all but threw the men of the first crews from their feet, and the Death Trail had been met.