quaking

英 [ˈkweɪkɪŋ]

美 [ˈkweɪkɪŋ]

v.  (因恐惧或紧张)发抖，颤抖，哆嗦; 震动; 颤动
quake的现在分词

现在分词：quaking　

BNC.44750 / COCA.33164

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。

双语例句

• Tom, quaking with fear, yielded, and put his eye to the crack.
  汤姆吓得直发抖，但还是走过去，贴着裂逢往外看。
• He was standing in a dimly lit room, and a semicircle of wizards faced him, and on the floor at his feet knelt a small, quaking figure.
  他正站在一个灯光昏暗的房间里，巫师们面向他围成半圆，他脚边的地板上跪着一个颤抖的矮小身影。
• He was quaking with cold.
  他因冷而打哆嗦。
• They're quaking like they're jelly!
  他们摇晃起来和果冻一样无力！
• I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
  24我观看大山，不料，尽都震动，小山也都摇来摇去。
• The poor little boy stood outside the house, quaking with cold.
  那可怜的小男孩在房子外冻得瑟瑟发抖。
• The ground was quaking beneath him as the artillery barrage began.
  当炮兵掩护火力开始的时候，地面在他脚下剧烈颤动。
• This experience leaves him quaking with fear.
  这次经历使他吓得发抖。
• Listen to the quaking rumble!
  听这个地震般的隆隆声！
• He stood suddenly, his feet beginning to sink slowly in the quaking soil.
  他摹地站住了，两只脚徐徐陷进松软的泥沙。