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

• Some major quakes have occurred in stretch zones, with the New Madrid adjustments in1811-12 standing as an example.
  有些大地震也是发生在拉伸区域的，1811.12的新马德里调整就是个例子。
• 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。
• All places have the same conditions and if they have not yet had an earthquake, they can none the less have quakes.
  所有地方的情况都一样，如果它们迄今为止没遇到过地震，那么将来还是有可能会碰上。
• An ongoing string of quakes near disposal wells northwest of Fort Worth remains under study.
  现在专家们仍在对沃斯堡西北部几口处理井附近接连发生的一连串小型地震进行研究。
• Spielberg's images can't top the real footage from Japan's quakes and tsunamis.
  斯皮尔伯格的电影无法达到日本地震和海啸的真实画面。
• There will likely be more quakes and the like which may hasten some decision making.
  有可能会有更多地震及其他灾难，这会促使人们尽快做决定。
• 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。
• 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。
• Where this is not expected to generate great quakes, it would certain tear open the African Rift region.
  虽然预期不会有大地震发生，这个过程也必然将撕开非洲裂谷地区。
• 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！