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

• Quakes in the list would suddenly disappear.
  地震在列表中会突然消失。
• On another stretch of beach, the shoreline quakes with desperate battles to dominate.
  另一片海滩，在海岸线正在上演一场绝望的战斗。
• Several quakes had hit the same region in recent days, including a 7.3 magnitude one on Wednesday.
  最近几天这个地区已经发生了多场地震，包括周三的那场7.3级地震（了解详情）。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• Haiti is on a fault line which has historically sustained large quakes, and can expect more.
  海地是在断层带上，历史上海地也经历过大地震，而且预期会有更多的地震。
• 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。
• 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。