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

• 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。
• Centuries later, disasters still alive from the sea, the empty center of Mexico cities biggest quakes.
  数百年后，海上灾难再次降临，墨西哥最大的地震带来了一场浩劫。
• 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。
• Earth quakes can result from stresses in the earth's crust.
  地壳内的应力可能引起地震。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Quakes in the list would suddenly disappear.
  地震在列表中会突然消失。
• 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！
• The plane shakes and quakes, but the telescope doesn't feel it.
  这样一来飞机摇动并震动时，望远镜就不会有感觉。