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quake

English → Chinese

noun//kweɪk//

(地震) 震动:地壳的剧烈摇晃或颤动;earthquake 的简写

The historic 1906 quake in San Francisco destroyed thousands of buildings and caused massive fires.

(Chinese) 1906年旧金山发生的那场历史性地震摧毁了数千座建筑并引发了大火。

Seismologists recorded a minor quake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale near the fault line.

(Chinese) 地震学家在断层线附近记录了一次里氏3.2级的轻微地震。

verb//kweɪk//

(战栗) 发抖:因恐惧、愤怒或寒冷而身体不由自主地摇晃

The young soldier felt his knees quake as he stood before the general for the first time.

(Chinese) 年轻的士兵第一次站在将军面前时,感到双膝发抖。

Residents watched their windows quake from the sheer force of the nearby explosion.

(Chinese) 居民们看着自家的窗户因附近爆炸的巨大冲击力而震颤。

Entry ID: en:zh:quake · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary