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quake

英 [kweɪk]

美 [kweɪk]

v.  (因恐惧或紧张)发抖,颤抖,哆嗦; 震动; 颤动
n.  地震; 颤抖

现在分词:quaking 复数:quakes 过去式:quaked 第三人称单数:quakes 过去分词:quaked 

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同义词辨析

shakequakequivershivertremble【导航词义:颤抖】

shakev. 颤抖,颤动
〔辨析〕
普通用词,指人因激动、恐惧、寒冷等而全身或身体局部颤动,也指以任何形式颤动,含突然或不规则之意。
〔例证〕
He shook with laughter.
他笑得浑身发颤。
His hands were shaking with cold.
他冷得两手直哆嗦。
We felt the house shaking.
我们感到房子在颤动。
quakev. 颤抖,震颤
〔辨析〕
通常指人因恐惧而哆嗦,也指大地、建筑物等剧烈颤动。
〔例证〕
His name was so terrifying that the dead would be made quake in their graves.
他的名字太恐怖了,连坟墓中的死人听后都会发抖。
The ground quaked under our feet.
大地在我们的脚下颤动。
The explosion made the whole building quake.
爆炸使整幢大楼都晃动起来。
quiverv. 微颤,抖动
〔辨析〕
指树叶、鸟的翅膀等抖动,也指人因恐惧、紧张等而嘴唇、声音等颤动,侧重于轻微、急速、连续不断,有时令人难以察觉,在程度上弱于 tremble。
〔例证〕
The leaves were quivering in the breeze.
树叶在微风中颤抖着。
Her lips quivered as she tried not to cry.
她的双唇颤动着,竭力不哭出来。
He was quivering with panic.
他因惊慌而发抖。
shiverv. 颤抖,发抖
〔辨析〕
指因寒冷、害怕等而轻微和快速地颤抖。
〔例证〕
He shivered with cold.
他冷得发抖。
She shivered when she saw the snake.
她见到蛇不寒而栗。
tremblev. 发抖,颤抖
〔辨析〕
指人因盛怒、寒冷、恐惧、虚弱等而轻微地抖动、战栗,常含无法克制之意,有时也指物体轻微地颤动。
〔例证〕
He was trembling with rage.
他气得发抖。
The room is warm now, but he is still trembling.
房间里现在暖和了,但他仍在哆嗦。
The bridge trembled as the train went over it.
当火车从桥上开过时,桥身随之颤动起来。

牛津词典

    verb

    • (因恐惧或紧张)发抖,颤抖,哆嗦
      to shake because you are very frightened or nervous
      1. Quaking with fear, Polly slowly opened the door.
        波莉吓得直发抖,慢慢地打开了门。
    • 震动;颤动
      to move or shake violently
      1. The ground quaked as the bomb exploded.
        炸弹爆炸时,地面都震动了。

    noun

      noun

        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。

        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
            Synonym:earthquaketemblorseism

          verb

          • shake with seismic vibrations
            1. The earth was quaking
            Synonym:tremor
          • shake with fast, tremulous movements
            1. His nostrils palpitated
            Synonym:quiverpalpitate

          双语例句

          • How many have been killed in this quake and the tsunami that followed?
            在3月11日这场大地震和随后的海啸中,到底有多少人丧生?
          • The center organized a volunteer effort to rescue and house hundreds of animals affected by the devastating quake.
            该中心组织了一次志愿工作来救助和安置成百上千的受到那场破坏性地震影响的动物们。
          • I just stood there quaking with fear
            我只是站在那儿,吓得直哆嗦。
          • You can't see it from China, yet someone filmed it minutes before their quake.
            从中国看不到,但是地震前几分钟,有人录下了这个彩虹云。
          • This voice made the boys gasp and quake.
            这声音使孩子们喘气和发抖。
          • The earth suddenly began to quake.
            大地突然摇晃起来。
          • 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。
          • When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm.
            地和其上的居民,都消化了。我曾立了地的柱子。
          • Cracks had appeared in the dam wall after the quake but workers had reinforced it with steel rods.
            地震后水坝墙体出现了裂缝,但工人用钢筋加固了。
          • Both created quake lakes.
            两次地震都产生了堰塞湖。