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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - This earthquake affected several cities in the vicinity.
这次地震波及周围几个城市。 - 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。 - The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had a magnitude of 8.3.
1906年旧金山地震的震级为8.3级。 - Government officials visited the earthquake zone on Thursday morning to co-ordinate the relief effort.
星期四上午，政府官员视察地震灾区，以协调救援工作。 - The earthquake began with a deep [ low] rumbling sound.
地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。 - 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。 - The earthquake was the occasion of the building's collapse.
地震是房屋倒塌的起因。