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
- 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。 - The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had a magnitude of 8.3.
1906年旧金山地震的震级为8.3级。 - 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 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。 - The earthquake killed 62 people
地震导致62人死亡。 - A powerful earthquake struck the Italian island of Sicily early this morning
今日凌晨意大利西西里岛发生强地震。 - The earthquake began with a deep [ low] rumbling sound.
地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。 - 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 was the occasion of the building's collapse.
地震是房屋倒塌的起因。