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

• 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。
• 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 are about 10 times as many quakes for every decrease in Richter magnitude by one unit.
  里氏震级每降低一个单位，地震发生的数量就会增加10倍。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The first one is a sample response from a web service performance test that gives information about earthquakes within a particular time and latitude/ longitude range(" quakes," 18 KB).
  第一个测试用例是一个Web服务性能测试的示例响应，该服务提供了某个时间段和经/纬度范围内的地震信息（“quakes”文档，18KB）。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。