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 caused many buildings to collapse.
地震使许多建筑物倾倒。 - The earthquake was the occasion of the building's collapse.
地震是房屋倒塌的起因。 - The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss resulting from Monday's earthquake.
媒体上尽是星期一发生的地震所带来的恐惧和损失的报道。 - 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 whole house shook during the earthquake.
地震时整个房子都摇动了。 - 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 shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran
地震带来的冲击波在德黑兰也能感觉到。 - 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 continued for about two minutes.
地震持续了大约两分钟。 - The earthquake killed 62 people
地震导致62人死亡。