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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Some area residents blame the quakes for sinkholes on their property and stuck doors and windows in their homes.
  当地一些居民指责称，地震导致他们的房产下沉，卡住了家中的门窗。