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    earthquake 的英语意思

    earthquakeearthquake /ˈɜːθkweɪk $ ˈɜːrθ-/ noun [countable] 查看全部语言翻译 a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage地球表面突然发生的震动,常造成重大破坏seismic:  An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck southern California on June 28.6月28日,一场里氏6.1级地震袭击了加利福尼亚州南部。 The city is in an earthquake zone.该城市位于地震带。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adjectives形容词big/large· This is the biggest earthquake ever recorded in this area.· 这是该地区有记录以来最大的地震。small· The town experiences dozens of small earthquakes every year.· 该镇每年都会发生数十次小地震。powerful (=with a lot of force)· Flights were cancelled after a powerful earthquake shook the northwest of the country.· 一场强烈地震震撼了该国西北部,航班随即被取消。a major earthquake (=very big)· If a major earthquake hits a large city, millions could die.· 如果一场大地震袭击大城市,数百万人可能因此丧生。a minor earthquake (=a small one)· Minor earthquakes are relatively common.· 小型地震相对常见。a great/massive earthquake (=extremely big)· 1906 is remembered for the great earthquake that destroyed San Francisco.· 1906年因那场摧毁旧金山的大地震而被人们铭记。a severe/devastating earthquake (=causing a lot of damage)· The whole town was flattened by a devastating earthquake.· 整个城镇被一场毁灭性的地震夷为平地。verbs动词an earthquake happens (also an earthquake occurs formal正式)· Scientists cannot predict when an earthquake will occur.· 科学家无法预测地震何时发生。an earthquake hits/strikes a place (=happens in a particular place)· The region was struck by a major earthquake last year.· 该地区去年遭受了一场大地震的袭击。an earthquake destroys/damages something· The earthquake completely destroyed all the buildings on the island.· 地震彻底摧毁了岛上所有建筑物。an earthquake measures 5/6.4 etc on the Richter Scale· The earthquake, which measured 7.6 on the Richter scale, left more than 20,000 homeless.· 这场里氏7.6级地震使逾两万人无家可归。phrases短语the magnitude of an earthquake (=how powerful it is)· Measuring stations identify the location and magnitude of an earthquake within a few minutes of the event.· 测量站能在地震发生后数分钟内确定其位置和震级。THESAURUS同义词辨析earthquake a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface地球表面的突然震动: · The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads.· 地震摧毁了房屋、电话线路和道路。quake informal非正式 an earthquake – used especially in journalism地震——尤用于新闻报道: · More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores.· 一场地震袭击弗洛雷斯岛,造成两千余人罹难。tremor a small movement in the Earth’s surface in which the ground shakes slightly地球表面的轻微震动,地面略微摇晃: · He was awoken by a series of tremors during the night.· 他在夜间被一连串的轻微震动惊醒。aftershock further movements in the Earth’s surface that happen after a larger earthquake较大地震发生后地球表面出现的持续震动: · In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks.· 地震发生后的数日内,该地区遭受了一系列余震。tsunami an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water由水下地震引发的海洋波浪: · There was no warning of the approaching tsunami.· 海啸来袭前毫无预警。