quake 的 2 个定义
quaked, quak·ing.
- to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like: He spoke boldly even though his legs were quaking.
- to shake or tremble, as from shock, internal convulsion, or instability: The earth suddenly began to quake.
- an earthquake.
- a trembling or tremulous agitation.
quake 近义词
earthquake
shake, vibrate
更多quake例句
- When a quake does hit, modern early warning systems can help people brace for shaking.
- Other robots use lasers to scout below the surface of Mars to find out what they are made of — and if there are quakes.
- The overwhelming majority of the destruction came from the flames, not the quake.
- Most of the quakes were far too small to be felt but were detectable by the sensors.
- This is a quake that measures 7 or more on the Richter scale.
- But with a stronger quake, we could have a serious problem.
- If anything demonstrates the power of comedy to make dictators quake in their boots, it is the events of the past few days.
- Almost six years after the deadly quake, little of the money pledged to rebuild the broken city has been anted up.
- It is aware that the fear on which it ultimately thrives is that of politicians who quake at its supposed influence and money.
- The smaller wineries still cleaning up from the quake are not yet equipped to process fruit.
- I could feel a quake go through him as a tree which has just been cut throbs before it falls.
- Your Court is made up of owls who fear the light, of old men who quake in the presence of the young, or who simply disregard them.
- It made him quake to think that she might suddenly see out of those dear, blind eyes.
- "That was an awful big quake," replied Zeb, with a white face.
- He was, I think, the only man in Thrums who did not quake when the minister looked at him.