earthquakes

英 [ˈɜːθkweɪks]

美 [ˈɜrθˌkweɪks]

n.  地震
earthquake的复数

柯林斯词典

• 地震
  Anearthquakeis a shaking of the ground caused by movement of the earth's crust.

双语例句

• And this is what sets this catastrophe apart from the earthquakes and plagues of former years.
  而正是这一点把这次灾难和以往的地震和瘟疫区别开。
• Earthquakes happen when stresses in rock are suddenly released as the rocks fracture.
  当岩石碎裂时其承受的压力突然释放出来，地震就发生了。
• Natural threats-hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, etc.
  自然威胁&台风、洪水和地震等。
• It caused big fires, storms, acid rain, and even earthquakes and volcano eruptions.
  它引起了很大的火灾、暴风雨、酸雨、甚至地震和火山爆发。
• Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves
  地震产生两种地震波。
• It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
  在每年会发生几十次地震的国家建造核电站简直就是愚蠢至极。
• Earthquakes can leave cities and countries in ruins.
  地震会毁灭城市和国家。
• Earthquakes are not common in this part of the world
  地震在这一带不常发生。
• I invented the first seismograph for measuring earthquakes.
  我发明了首个地震仪用于检测地震。
• Earthquakes and volcanoes are the most serious potential natural disasters.
  地震和火山是新西兰最严重的自然灾害。