earthquake
['ə:θkweik]
n. 地震
例句与用法:
The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.
墙壁因地震而倾斜。
The city was rased by an earthquake.
地震把这个城市夷为平地。
The daily flight to the city has been temporarily suspended because of the earthquake.
因为地震,每天飞往这个城市的航班暂停了。
The newspaper article gave a graphic description of the earthquake.
报纸文章生动地描述了地震的情况。
The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe.
这次地震是个可怕的灾难。
The city was razed by an earthquake.
地震把这个城市夷为平地。
The San Francisco earthquake was one of the worst catastrophes of the century.
旧金山地震是世纪性的灾难之一。
n.[C]
1. 地震
The town was destroyed by the earthquake.
整座城镇被地震毁灭了。
2. (社会等的)大动荡
earthquake
名词复数:earthquakes
词义辨析:
同义:
n.地震
seism
seismism
microseism
shock
tremor
tremblor
quake
convulsion
upheaval
同义参见:
tragedy
eruption
earthquake['ə:θkweik]n.1.■地震2.■3.■因矿井爆炸而引起的地面震动4.■破坏力很强的事物5.■(社会等的)大动荡[亦作 earthshock]
earthquakeearthquake[ˈə:θkweik]n.1.■地震2.■大变动, 大震荡earthquake bomb地震炸弹earthquake centre震中, 震源earthquake country震区earthquake weather地震前的异常天气
继承用法earthquake-proofadj.1.■防震的earthquaked,earthquakenadj.
词性变化earthquakingadj.
noun
- a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
地震
■(figurative)a great convulsion or upheaval
(喻)大动荡
a political earthquake.
政治大动荡。 - Major earthquakes are confined to particular active regions of the earth's crust corresponding to the edges of the crustal plates, and most earthquakes are due to the release of strain energy associated with the relative motions of the plates. The intensity of earthquakes is expressed by the Richter scale, destructive earthquakes generally measuring between about 7 and 9
earthquake
名词 earthquake:
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
earthquake
■The district was hit by a violent earthquake on. November30.
11月30日,这地区发生一次强烈地震。
■A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake.
一场骇人的海啸跟随地震而来。
■A stone fell down in the earthquake.
一块石头落了下来,砸中了他。
■We had an awful earthquake last week.
上星期我们这里发生了可怕的地震。
■When is the next earthquake due?
下次地震将在什么时候发生?
■A mistake in staking can overtake you like an earthquake.
下注的一个错误能象地震一样压倒你。
■All communication with the east has been stopped by the earthquake.
与东部的一切交通均因地震而断绝。
■Why is earthquake prediction so difficult?
为什么地震预测那么困难?
■A legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar, said by Plato to have sunk beneath the sea during an earthquake.
亚特兰蒂斯大西洋中一传说岛屿,位于直布罗陀西部,柏拉图声称在一场地震中沉入海底
■They dedicated a monument in memory of those who died in the great earthquake.
他们为悼念死于大地震的人们建造纪念碑。
■It seemed like divine providence that he had escaped from the earthquake.
他幸免於地震的灾难,看来像是出於天意。
■He is eager in investigating the cause of the earthquake.
他很热心地调查这次地震的起因。
■He subscribed10,000 dollars to the earthquake relief fund.
他捐了一万美元给地震救助基金。
■He came through the big earthquake.
他经历了地震,幸存下来。
■He predicted that an earthquake was imminent.
他预言即将发生地震。
■His prediction about an earthquake proved wrong.
他预言将有地震被证明是假的。
■There has been a dreadful earthquake in Iran.
伊朗发生了一次可怕的地震。
■Can you describe the earthquake in detail to me?
你能向我叙述地震的详细情况吗?
■If an earthquake were to engulf England tomorrow, the English would manage to meet and dine somewhere among the rubbish, just to celebrate the event.
假使明天会有一场地震席卷英国,英国人也会设法在颓垣败瓦中找个地方见面饮宴来庆祝这件大事的吧。
■Did you feel the earthquake a few hours ago?
几个小时前,你感觉到地震了吗?
■There was an earthquake just now.
刚才有地震。
■We had an awful earthquake here last year.
去年我们这里发生了可怕的地震。
■There was a slight earthquake and some of the dishes clattered down.
发生了一次轻微地震,一些碟子哗啦啦地掉了下来。
■A terrific earthquake shook Japan.
可怕的地震震撼了日本。
■The daily flight to the city has been temporarily suspended because of the earthquake.
因为地震,每天飞往这个城市的航班暂停了。
■The San Andreas Fault is a cause of earthquake.
圣安德列亚斯断层是造成地震的原因之一。
■China was struck by a major earthquake in 1976.
在1976年,一场强烈的地震袭去了中国。
■Numerous houses collapsed as a result of the Tangshan Earthquake in1976.
在1976年,无数的房屋因唐山地震而倒坍。
■Thousands of lives were lost in the earthquake.
在地震中,成千上万的人失去了生命。
■The pagoda remained intact after the earthquake.
在地震之后,那个塔依旧完好如初。
■On the day subsequent to the earthquake he went to London.
在地震发生的第二天,他去了伦敦。
■Earthquake shocks are often felt in Japan.
在日本常常感觉到地震引起的震动。
■We even can foretell a coming earthquake to some extent.
在某种程度上我们甚至还能预测地震。
■Millions were killed in that earthquake.
在那次地震中数百万人死亡。
■It seemed like providence that he had escaped from the earthquake.
地震中,他幸免於难,像是上天佑之。
■Storm supervened after the earthquake.
地震之后又是一阵狂风暴雨。
■Few houses remained alter the earthquake.
地震之后没剩下几栋房子。
■Plague came in the wake of earthquake.
地震之后紧跟着就是瘟疫。
■They were hiving in the fields after earthquake.
地震之后,他们聚居在旷野上。
■The city lay in ruins after the earthquake.
地震之后,这座城市变成了一片废墟。
■The whole city lay in ruins after the earthquake.
地震之後整个城市成了一片废墟。
■A few of the more strongly built houses remained standing after the earthquake.
地震之後有几所建造比较坚固的房子没有倒。
■The earthquake damaged several buildings.
地震使一些建筑受到了破坏。
■The earthquake started the rabbits from the hole.
地震使兔子从洞里跳出来了。
■Earthquake pitted the surface of the earth.
地震使地面出现了凹陷。
■The earthquake does a lot of damage to the city.
地震使城市损坏严重。
■The earthquake left a rent in the wall.
地震使墙上裂了一条缝。
■The earthquake caused the wall to sway to the left.
地震使墙向左倾斜。
■The earthquake rocked the buildings violently.
地震使建筑物摇晃得很厉害。
■Earthquake makes us more unified.
地震使我们更团结。