quakes

英 [kweɪks]

美 [kweɪks]

v.  (因恐惧或紧张)发抖，颤抖，哆嗦; 震动; 颤动
n.  地震; 颤抖
quake的第三人称单数和复数

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

• The first one is a sample response from a web service performance test that gives information about earthquakes within a particular time and latitude/ longitude range(" quakes," 18 KB).
  第一个测试用例是一个Web服务性能测试的示例响应，该服务提供了某个时间段和经/纬度范围内的地震信息（“quakes”文档，18KB）。
• Centuries later, disasters still alive from the sea, the empty center of Mexico cities biggest quakes.
  数百年后，海上灾难再次降临，墨西哥最大的地震带来了一场浩劫。
• Other quakes can occur far from faults zones when plates are stretched or squeezed.
  而不发生在断层带上的地震则属于另一类地震，它们是由板块扩张或压缩所引起的。
• There will likely be more quakes and the like which may hasten some decision making.
  有可能会有更多地震及其他灾难，这会促使人们尽快做决定。
• An ongoing string of quakes near disposal wells northwest of Fort Worth remains under study.
  现在专家们仍在对沃斯堡西北部几口处理井附近接连发生的一连串小型地震进行研究。
• We know the relative frequencies of quakes of different magnitude.
  我们知道不同震级地震的相对发生频率。
• Some Parts of the earth are more likely to have quakes then others.
  地球的某部分比其它部分更容易发生地震。
• The key to determining Mars's internal activity is given by quakes.
  星震提供了确定火星内部活动的线索。
• Aftershocks, equivalent to the quakes that preceded the big one, the kill, will continue certainly until the pole shift and beyond.
  许多余震和大地震之前的震动相当，当然这场杀戮将会继续到极移发生及其之后。
• And of course there will be quakes and other disasters.
  当然，将会有地震和其它灾难。