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
- He survived the earthquake after spending 3 days in an air pocket
他在气窝里度过了3天，得以从地震中幸存。 - The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds
地震前有一阵巨大的轰隆声，持续了20秒钟。 - An appeal is being made for help for those who lost their homes in the earthquake.
正在呼吁援助在地震中失去家园的人们。 - 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。 - The earthquake lasted for three days.
地震延续了3天。 - An earthquake sometimes destroys whole cities.
地震有时会摧毁整个城市。 - 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 earthquake caused many buildings to collapse.
地震使许多建筑物倾倒。 - The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had a magnitude of 8.3.
1906年旧金山地震的震级为8.3级。 - 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。