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
- Agitated activity by certain animals may be a sign of an impending earthquake.
某些动物烦躁不安可能是地震临震前的预兆。 - 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 killed 62 people
地震导致62人死亡。 - 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。 - The earthquake had its epicentre two-hundred kilometres north-east of the capital.
那次地震的震中位于首都东北200公里处。 - An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population
首都发生了地震，引发民众恐慌。 - About two-hundred people died in the earthquake which hit northern Peru
约200人在秘鲁北部发生的地震中丧生。 - 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。 - 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。 - Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake
东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。