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
- The earthquake continued for about two minutes.
地震持续了大约两分钟。 - A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby
远处发生大地震总比在附近发生小地震好。 - The earthquake made the roadbed cave in.
地震后路基沉陷了。 - The earthquake lasted for three days.
地震延续了3天。 - Government officials visited the earthquake zone on Thursday morning to co-ordinate the relief effort.
星期四上午，政府官员视察地震灾区，以协调救援工作。 - The earthquake caused many buildings to collapse.
地震使许多建筑物倾倒。 - An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population
首都发生了地震，引发民众恐慌。 - The earthquake began with a deep [ low] rumbling sound.
地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。 - An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck California yesterday.
昨天加利福尼亚发生了里氏6.1级地震。 - 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。