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
- The earthquake continued for about two minutes.
地震持续了大约两分钟。 - The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss resulting from Monday's earthquake.
媒体上尽是星期一发生的地震所带来的恐惧和损失的报道。 - There seems to be every indication that there will be an earthquake.
所有迹象似乎都表明将要发生地震。 - A tidal wave caused by the earthquake hit the coast causing catastrophic damage
地震引起的海啸袭击了沿海地区，导致灾难性的破坏。 - The whole house shook during the earthquake.
地震时整个房子都摇动了。 - 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。 - The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran
地震带来的冲击波在德黑兰也能感觉到。 - The earthquake had its epicentre two-hundred kilometres north-east of the capital.
那次地震的震中位于首都东北200公里处。 - An earthquake sometimes destroys whole cities.
地震有时会摧毁整个城市。 - The earthquake was the occasion of the building's collapse.
地震是房屋倒塌的起因。