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

• The answer is Earth Quakes the oil companies are responsible.
  答案是应当由石油公司负责的地震。
• The key to determining Mars's internal activity is given by quakes.
  星震提供了确定火星内部活动的线索。
• 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。
• Earth quakes can result from stresses in the earth's crust.
  地壳内的应力可能引起地震。
• We know the relative frequencies of quakes of different magnitude.
  我们知道不同震级地震的相对发生频率。
• On another stretch of beach, the shoreline quakes with desperate battles to dominate.
  另一片海滩，在海岸线正在上演一场绝望的战斗。
• Several quakes had hit the same region in recent days, including a 7.3 magnitude one on Wednesday.
  最近几天这个地区已经发生了多场地震，包括周三的那场7.3级地震（了解详情）。
• This is what happens where the earth quakes and the city collapses.
  这就是大地开始振动，城市开始坍塌的景象。
• Some Parts of the earth are more likely to have quakes then others.
  地球的某部分比其它部分更容易发生地震。
• Other quakes can occur far from faults zones when plates are stretched or squeezed.
  而不发生在断层带上的地震则属于另一类地震，它们是由板块扩张或压缩所引起的。