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earthquake

英 [ˈɜːθkweɪk]

美 [ˈɜːrθkweɪk]

n.  地震

复数:earthquakes 

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Collins.2 / BNC.6891 / COCA.4261

牛津词典

    noun

    • 地震
      a sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surface

      柯林斯词典

      • 地震
        Anearthquakeis a shaking of the ground caused by movement of the earth's crust.

        英英释义

        noun

        • shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
            Synonym:quaketemblorseism
          1. a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
            1. selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees

          双语例句

          • An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population
            首都发生了地震,引发民众恐慌。
          • A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby
            远处发生大地震总比在附近发生小地震好。
          • The whole house shook during the earthquake.
            地震时整个房子都摇动了。
          • Many of the 100,000 or so families who lost their homes in the earthquake have still not been rehoused
            有10万户左右的家庭在地震中失去了家园,其中许多家庭还没有得到安置。
          • Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake
            东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。
          • A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage
            地震引起的海啸袭击了沿海地区,导致灾难性的破坏。
          • The earthquake continued for about two minutes.
            地震持续了大约两分钟。
          • Agitated activity by certain animals may be a sign of an impending earthquake.
            某些动物烦躁不安可能是地震临震前的预兆。
          • This earthquake affected several cities in the vicinity.
            这次地震波及周围几个城市。
          • The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss resulting from Monday's earthquake.
            媒体上尽是星期一发生的地震所带来的恐惧和损失的报道。