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quake

/kweyk/US // kweɪk //UK // (kweɪk) //

地震,震灾,震荡,震

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    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.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an earthquake.
    • : a trembling or tremulous agitation.

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Examples

  • 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.