earthquake
英 [ˈɜːθkweɪk]
美 [ˈɜːrθkweɪk]
n. 地震
复数：earthquakes
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
- a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
- selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees
双语例句
- 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。 - About two-hundred people died in the earthquake which hit northern Peru
约200人在秘鲁北部发生的地震中丧生。 - An appeal is being made for help for those who lost their homes in the earthquake.
正在呼吁援助在地震中失去家园的人们。 - The earthquake made the roadbed cave in.
地震后路基沉陷了。 - There seems to be every indication that there will be an earthquake.
所有迹象似乎都表明将要发生地震。 - The earthquake lasted for three days.
地震延续了3天。 - The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds
地震前有一阵巨大的轰隆声，持续了20秒钟。 - There came an explosion, not so much a bang as a shaking like an earthquake.
发生了一次爆炸，没听到一声轰然巨响，倒像是地震那样地面猛晃了晃。 - An earthquake sometimes destroys whole cities.
地震有时会摧毁整个城市。 - 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。