jitter
jitter — 名詞
1. a slight, quick, and uncontrolled shaking or movement, especially in an electron
抖動；晃動
輕微而不穩的搖晃
a slight, quick, and uncontrolled shaking or movement, especially in an electronic signal, image, or mechanical part.
Ramón adjusted the monitor settings to reduce screen jitter during video editing.
Ramón 調整了螢幕設定，以減少影片剪輯時的畫面抖動。
collocation: screen jitter / reduce jitter
Putri noticed slight jitter in the robotic arm's movement during the assembly test.
Putri 在組裝測試中注意到機械手臂的動作有輕微抖動。
collocation: jitter in [equipment] movement
Ilan explained that network jitter causes poor call quality on video conferences.
Ilan 解釋說，網路抖動會導致視訊會議的通話品質變差。
collocation: network jitter
Zuri checked the voltage graph and identified jitter in the morning readings.
Zuri 檢查了電壓圖表，並在上午的讀數中發現了晃動現象。
- screen jitter
- network jitter
- video jitter
- signal jitter
- reduce jitter
- cause jitter
- jitter in the image
- stability
the absence of jitter or fluctuation
- smoothness
motion or signal without irregular shaking
文法句型
jitter in/on [equipment/signal]
用法筆記
Commonly used in technical contexts (video, audio, networking, robotics). Do not confuse with 'the jitters,' which refers to a nervous state of mind.
常見錯誤
jitter — 動詞
- jitterpresent simple I / you / we / they
- jitters3rd person singular
- jittering-ing form
- jitteredpast simple
1. if something jitters, it makes small fast uncontrolled movements that are not sm
抖動；顫動
不受控地輕微搖晃
if something jitters, it makes small fast uncontrolled movements that are not smooth or stable — such as a camera image jumping when the device is tapped, or a hand trembling from physical effort.
Benjamin's hands jittered as he tried to solder the tiny circuit board.
Benjamin 的手在試圖焊接微小電路板時不停地抖動。
intransitive: body part + jitter (uncontrolled)
The video image jittered every time a subway train passed the office building.
每當地鐵列車經過辦公大樓時，影片畫面就會抖動。
Esme's coffee cup jittered on its saucer as the washing machine spun.
洗衣機在脫水時，Esme 的咖啡杯在碟子上輕輕顫動。
inanimate subject: [object] jittered on [surface]
Saira watched the cursor jitter across the screen while the program loaded.
Saira 看著游標在程式載入時在螢幕上抖動。
- hands jitter
- cursor jitters
- image jitters
- jitter across the screen
- jitter on the surface
- steady
to become stable and still
文法句型
[subject] jitters
[body part] jitters
用法筆記
This verb is almost always intransitive. It describes small, rapid movements that feel erratic or unstable rather than rhythmic.