When the heavy machinery operated nearby, the glass windows would vibrate with a low hum.
当重型机械在附近运转时，玻璃窗会随着低沉的嗡嗡声而震动。
Which choice best defines “vibrate”?
D — Shake, tremble. “vibrate” means shake, tremble.
Which word means “shake, tremble”?
D — vibrate. “vibrate” means shake, tremble.
vibrate — shake, tremble. In Chinese: 震动，颤抖.
vibrate is pronounced /ˈvaɪˌbreɪt/.
When the heavy machinery operated nearby, the glass windows would vibrate with a low hum. (当重型机械在附近运转时，玻璃窗会随着低沉的嗡嗡声而震动。)
quiver, oscillate, shake — all close in meaning to vibrate (shake, tremble).
still, steady — each the opposite of vibrate (shake, tremble).
Yes. vibrate is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
vibr(Shake)+ate(Make).