quakes

英 [kweɪks]

美 [kweɪks]

v.  (因恐惧或紧张)发抖，颤抖，哆嗦; 震动; 颤动
n.  地震; 颤抖
quake的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 同earthquake
  Aquakeis the same as anearthquake.
  1. The quake destroyed mud buildings in many remote villages.
     这次地震摧毁了许多偏远乡村的土坯房。
• VERB (通常指因恐惧)发抖，颤抖，哆嗦
  If youquake, you shake, usually because you are very afraid.
  1. I just stood there quaking with fear...
     我只是站在那儿，吓得直哆嗦。
  2. Her shoulders quaked.
     她的双肩瑟瑟发抖。
• PHRASE 十分紧张;非常害怕；吓得发抖
  If youare quaking inyourbootsorquaking inyourshoes, you feel very nervous or afraid, and may be feeling slightly weak as a result.
  1. If you stand up straight you'll give an impression of self-confidence even if you're quaking in your boots.
     要是你站得笔挺，就算实际上怕得要命，你都会给人留下非常自信的印象。

双语例句

• Aftershocks, equivalent to the quakes that preceded the big one, the kill, will continue certainly until the pole shift and beyond.
  许多余震和大地震之前的震动相当，当然这场杀戮将会继续到极移发生及其之后。
• And of course there will be quakes and other disasters.
  当然，将会有地震和其它灾难。
• Those kinds of shadow quakes tend to do more damage near the epicenter than deeper ones.
  一般来说震核浅的地震会比震核深的地震对震中附近地区造成更多破坏。
• There are about 10 times as many quakes for every decrease in Richter magnitude by one unit.
  里氏震级每降低一个单位，地震发生的数量就会增加10倍。
• We have No exact idea of where quakes will manifest.
  对于地震将会显现在哪里，我们没有精确的概念。
• Quakes in the list would suddenly disappear.
  地震在列表中会突然消失。
• Moderate quakes hit China's northwest and northeast.
  中国西北和东北发生轻度地震。
• Residents of Mianzhu, one of the worst-hit cities in Monday's quakes in southwest China, were in dire need of food, drinking water and tents.
  在星期一的中国西南部的地震中，袭击最严重的一个城市&绵竹的居民急需食物、饮用水和帐篷。
• Someone who has been tracking quakes in that region says it has!
  一直在记录该区域地震的某人说，确实是的！
• Earth quakes can result from stresses in the earth's crust.
  地壳内的应力可能引起地震。