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）。
• All places have the same conditions and if they have not yet had an earthquake, they can none the less have quakes.
  所有地方的情况都一样，如果它们迄今为止没遇到过地震，那么将来还是有可能会碰上。
• On another stretch of beach, the shoreline quakes with desperate battles to dominate.
  另一片海滩，在海岸线正在上演一场绝望的战斗。
• Spielberg's images can't top the real footage from Japan's quakes and tsunamis.
  斯皮尔伯格的电影无法达到日本地震和海啸的真实画面。
• The plane shakes and quakes, but the telescope doesn't feel it.
  这样一来飞机摇动并震动时，望远镜就不会有感觉。
• We tell you again, that the the Arkansas quakes were the result of the Crystals activating.
  我们再次告诉你，阿肯色州地震是水晶启动的结果。
• Where this is not expected to generate great quakes, it would certain tear open the African Rift region.
  虽然预期不会有大地震发生，这个过程也必然将撕开非洲裂谷地区。
• Earth quakes can result from stresses in the earth's crust.
  地壳内的应力可能引起地震。
• Some area residents blame the quakes for sinkholes on their property and stuck doors and windows in their homes.
  当地一些居民指责称，地震导致他们的房产下沉，卡住了家中的门窗。
• Several quakes had hit the same region in recent days, including a 7.3 magnitude one on Wednesday.
  最近几天这个地区已经发生了多场地震，包括周三的那场7.3级地震（了解详情）。