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

• We tell you again, that the the Arkansas quakes were the result of the Crystals activating.
  我们再次告诉你，阿肯色州地震是水晶启动的结果。
• 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。
• Haiti is on a fault line which has historically sustained large quakes, and can expect more.
  海地是在断层带上，历史上海地也经历过大地震，而且预期会有更多的地震。
• Spielberg's images can't top the real footage from Japan's quakes and tsunamis.
  斯皮尔伯格的电影无法达到日本地震和海啸的真实画面。
• All places have the same conditions and if they have not yet had an earthquake, they can none the less have quakes.
  所有地方的情况都一样，如果它们迄今为止没遇到过地震，那么将来还是有可能会碰上。
• We have No exact idea of where quakes will manifest.
  对于地震将会显现在哪里，我们没有精确的概念。
• Earth quakes can result from stresses in the earth's crust.
  地壳内的应力可能引起地震。
• 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 first one is a sample response from a web service performance test that gives information about earthquakes within a particular time and latitude/ longitude range(" quakes," 18 KB).
  第一个测试用例是一个Web服务性能测试的示例响应，该服务提供了某个时间段和经/纬度范围内的地震信息（“quakes”文档，18KB）。
• Other quakes can occur far from faults zones when plates are stretched or squeezed.
  而不发生在断层带上的地震则属于另一类地震，它们是由板块扩张或压缩所引起的。