shake 的英语意思
shakeshake1 /ʃeɪk/ verb (past tense shook /ʃʊk/, past participle shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/)
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move [intransitive, transitive] to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force, or to make something or someone do this突然左右或上下晃动,通常带有较大力量;或使某物或某人做此动作:
She shook him to wake him up.她摇晃他,想把他叫醒。
Shake the bottle before you open it.打开瓶子之前先摇一摇。
The whole house started to shake.整栋房子开始颤动起来。
The car shook as it went over a bump.汽车驶过颠簸处时猛地一晃。shake something out of/off/from something
She shook the sand out of her shoes (=removed it by shaking).她把鞋子里的沙子抖了出来(=通过摇晃将其去除)。2body [intransitive] if someone shakes, or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc指某人或其身体某部位颤抖,即左右或上下做出细小急促的动作,尤指因极度恐惧、寒冷、生病等 SYN tremble:
The little boy’s hand was shaking.那个小男孩的手在发抖。shake with fear/laughter/anger etc
I could see my neighbor shaking with laughter.我能看到邻居笑得浑身发抖。
What’s wrong with you? You’re shaking like a leaf (=shaking a lot because you are very nervous or frightened).你怎么了?你抖得跟筛糠似的(=因极度紧张或恐惧而剧烈颤抖)。be shaking in your shoes/boots (=be very nervous)(=非常紧张)
I was shaking in my shoes – I thought he was going to fire me.我那时心惊胆战——我以为他要解雇我。3shake your head to move your head from side to side as a way of saying no, or to show disapproval, surprise, or sadness左右摇头,表示拒绝、不赞同、惊讶或悲伤:
When asked if he wanted anything else, he just shook his head.当被问到还需要别的什么时,他只是摇了摇头。
Mark shook his head in disbelief.马克难以置信地摇了摇头。4shake somebody’s hand/shake hands with somebody to move someone’s hand up and down with your own hand as a greeting or as a sign you have agreed something与对方握手并上下晃动,作为问候或表示达成协议的方式:
He shook my hand warmly.他热情地握了握我的手。
Wilkins shook hands with him.威尔金斯与他握了握手。
If we have a deal, let’s shake on it (=show that we have made an agreement by shaking hands).如果我们达成了协议,就握手为盟吧(=通过握手表示达成了协议)。5shock [transitive] to make someone feel very upset or shocked使某人感到非常不安或震惊:
Kerrie was so shaken by the attack that she won’t go out alone.凯丽被那次袭击吓得魂不守舍,再也不敢独自外出了。
The murder shook the whole town.这起谋杀震惊了整个小镇。6shake somebody’s confidence/beliefs etc to make someone feel less confident, less sure about their beliefs etc使某人对自身的信心或信念等感到动摇:
His confidence was badly shaken.他的自信心受到了严重打击。7somebody’s voice shakes if someone’s voice is shaking, it is not steady and they sound very worried, angry, or frightened指某人的声音颤抖,不稳定,听起来非常担忧、愤怒或恐惧:
Her voice was shaking as she announced the news.她宣布这一消息时声音颤抖着。shake with rage/emotion etc
Reg’s voice shook with rage.雷格的声音因愤怒而颤抖。8shake your fist (at somebody) to show that you are angry by holding up and shaking your tightly closed hand握紧拳头并挥舞,以表示愤怒:
He shook his fist at the driver of the other car.他对着另一辆车的司机挥舞着拳头。9shake a leg spoken口语 used to tell someone to hurry, or quickly start doing something用于催促某人赶快行动或迅速开始做某事:
C’mon, shake a leg!快点,动起来!COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adverbs副词shake slightly· Adam opened the envelope, his hand shaking slightly.· 亚当打开信封,手微微颤抖着。shake violently· She found him huddled in a corner, shaking violently.· 她发现他蜷缩在角落里,剧烈颤抖着。shake uncontrollably· His whole body shook uncontrollably.· 他全身不由自主地颤抖着。be shaking badly (=be shaking a lot)· She had been crying, and was still shaking badly.· 她一直在哭,仍然颤抖得厉害。be visibly shaking (=be shaking in a way that other people can see)· He was visibly shaking with anger.· 他明显因愤怒而颤抖。phrases短语shake with laughter· Both women shook with laughter.· 两位女士笑得浑身颤抖。shake with anger/fear etc· He stood there shaking with anger.· 他站在那里,愤怒地颤抖着。be shaking all over· She was shaking all over, partly from cold, partly from shock.· 她浑身颤抖,一半是因为寒冷,一半是因为惊吓。be shaking like a leaf (=be shaking a lot because you are nervous or frightened)· Diana was shaking like a leaf when she got up to give her talk.· 戴安娜站起来发言时抖得跟筛糠似的。be shaking in your shoes/boots (=be very nervous)· The president must be shaking in his shoes about Tuesday’s vote.· 总统对周二的投票结果一定战战兢兢。THESAURUS同义词辨析person人shake if a person or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden continuous movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc指某人或其身体某部位颤抖,即左右或上下持续做出细小急促的动作,尤指因极度恐惧、寒冷、生病等: · Suddenly he started to shake. ‘Don’t ever scare me like that again!’ he whispered.· 他突然开始颤抖。"再也别那样吓我了!"他低声说。· The poor girl was shaking.· 那可怜的女孩在发抖。shudder to shake for a short time, especially because you think of something very unpleasant, or because you feel frightened or cold短暂地颤抖,尤指因想到令人不快的事,或感到害怕、寒冷时: · Corbett shuddered when he thought of what might have happened to them.· 柯贝特一想到他们可能遭遇的事就不寒而栗。· I shuddered when I read the article.· 我读那篇文章时不禁打了个寒颤。· He was still shuddering with the cold.· 他仍在因寒冷而颤抖。· She clung to him, shuddering with emotion.· 她紧紧抱住他,因激动而颤抖。tremble to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are frightened, worried, or angry因恐惧、担忧或愤怒而无法控制地轻微颤抖: · Ernest opened the letter in silence, his hands trembling.· 欧内斯特沉默着打开信,双手颤抖着。· Her whole body trembled with fear.· 她全身因恐惧而颤抖。· He hadn’t dared to move. He was trembling with shock.· 他不敢动弹,因惊吓而颤抖。· ‘I won’t be coming back,’ she said, her body trembling with anger.· "我不会再回来了,"她说,身体因愤怒而颤抖。shiver to shake slightly, especially only a few times, because you are cold or frightened因寒冷或恐惧而轻微颤抖,尤指仅抖动几下: · She shivered, pulling her coat closer around herself.· 她打了个寒颤,将外套裹得更紧。· You make me shiver when you talk like that.· 你那样说话让我不寒而栗。quiver especially literary尤用于文学语体 to shake slightly and continuously because you are very worried or excited – used especially about someone’s lips, mouth, or body因非常担忧或激动而持续轻微颤抖——尤指嘴唇、嘴或身体: · Her bottom lip began to quiver, and she turned away to hide her tears.· 她的下唇开始颤抖,她转过身去掩盖泪水。· Alice’s eyes began to fill with tears and her mouth quivered. ‘I 'm going away,’ she said.· 爱丽丝的眼睛开始充满泪水,嘴唇颤抖着。"我要走了,"她说。wobble to move unsteadily from side to side摇摇晃晃地左右移动: · Mrs Hamilton wobbled precariously on her high heels.· 汉密尔顿太太穿着高跟鞋摇摇欲坠地走着。rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side轻轻地前后或左右摇动: · He rocked to and fro in his chair.· 他坐在椅子上来回摇晃。object/vehicle/the ground etc物体/车辆/地面等shake to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force通常带有较大力量,突然左右或上下晃动: · The floor shook from a distant explosion.· 地板因远处的爆炸而颤动。· The walls were still shaking.· 墙壁仍在颤动。· The trees were shaking in the wind.· 树木在风中摇曳。rattle to shake and make a noise摇晃并发出声响: · The windows rattled in the wind.· 窗户在风中嘎嘎作响。· The train was rattling over the bridge.· 火车哐当哐当地驶过大桥。vibrate to shake continuously with small fast movements持续地以细小而快速的动作振动: · The music was so loud that the whole room vibrated.· 音乐声太响,整个房间都在振动。· The atoms vibrate at different frequencies.· 原子以不同的频率振动。wobble to move unsteadily from side to side摇摇晃晃地左右移动: · The bike began to wobble alarmingly as she fought to control it.· 自行车开始令人担忧地晃动,她竭力控制。· The cup wobbled and he grabbed it to stop it from falling.· 杯子摇晃起来,他急忙抓住以防它掉落。rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side轻轻地前后或左右摇动: · The trailer rocked in the wind.· 拖车在风中摇晃。· The boat was rocking from side to side with the waves.· 船随着波浪左右摇荡。shudder (also judder especially British English) if a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes for a short time.指车辆或机器颤动,即短暂地抖动: · The lift shuddered then began to descend.· 电梯抖动了一下,然后开始下降。· The engine shuddered into life (=it shook and then started working).· 发动机颤动着启动了(=抖动后开始运转)。· The car juddered to a halt (=it shook and then stopped) outside the house.· 汽车在房子外面颤动着停了下来(=抖动后停止)。shake down phrasal verb1shake somebody ↔ down American English informal非正式 to get money from someone by using threats以威胁手段向某人勒索钱财:
Corrupt officials were shaking down local business owners.腐败官员正在向当地商家敲诈勒索。2shake somebody/something ↔ down American English informal非正式 to search a person or place thoroughly彻底搜查某人或某处3if a new situation or arrangement shakes down, people start to get used to it and it becomes more effective指新情况或新安排逐渐稳定,人们开始适应并运作得更有效:
The restructure has shaken down, and staff are showing a new sense of purpose.重组已趋于稳定,员工们展现出新的使命感。shake somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb1to get rid of an illness, problem etc摆脱疾病、问题等:
I can’t seem to shake off this cold.我这场感冒好像总是好不了。shake off your image/reputation as something
Outside investment has helped Sheridan to shake off its image as a depressed industrial town.外部投资帮助谢里丹摆脱了衰败工业城镇的形象。2to escape from someone who is chasing you摆脱追赶你的人:
I think we’ve shaken them off.我想我们已经把他们甩掉了。shake out phrasal verb1shake something ↔ out to shake a cloth, a bag, a sheet etc so that any small pieces of dirt, dust etc come off抖动布料、袋子、床单等,使其上的尘土、污垢等脱落:
He shook out the handkerchief and put it back in his pocket.他抖了抖手帕,然后放回口袋。2if an organization or industry shakes out, it becomes calmer after a difficult period of time指某个组织或行业经历困难时期后趋于平稳:
He’ll look for bargains after the real estate market shakes out.不动产市场趋稳后,他会寻找便宜货。3shake something ↔ out to change a situation by removing things from it that are not useful or that do not make a profit通过淘汰无用或不盈利的事物来改变局面:
As the airline industry shakes out all but the very fittest, catering companies could face serious troubles.随着航空业淘汰除了最强者以外的所有竞争者,餐饮公司可能面临严峻困境。shake somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb1to give someone a very unpleasant shock, so that they feel very upset and frightened给某人造成极大的惊吓,使其感到非常不安和恐惧:
She was badly shaken up by the accident.她被那次事故吓得不轻。 → shaken2to make changes to an organization in order to make it more effective对组织进行改革,使其更加有效 SYN overhaul:
the government’s plans to shake up the educational system政府对教育体制进行全面改革的计划 → shakeup
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move [intransitive, transitive] to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force, or to make something or someone do this突然左右或上下晃动,通常带有较大力量;或使某物或某人做此动作:
She shook him to wake him up.她摇晃他,想把他叫醒。
Shake the bottle before you open it.打开瓶子之前先摇一摇。
The whole house started to shake.整栋房子开始颤动起来。
The car shook as it went over a bump.汽车驶过颠簸处时猛地一晃。shake something out of/off/from something
She shook the sand out of her shoes (=removed it by shaking).她把鞋子里的沙子抖了出来(=通过摇晃将其去除)。2body [intransitive] if someone shakes, or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc指某人或其身体某部位颤抖,即左右或上下做出细小急促的动作,尤指因极度恐惧、寒冷、生病等 SYN tremble:
The little boy’s hand was shaking.那个小男孩的手在发抖。shake with fear/laughter/anger etc
I could see my neighbor shaking with laughter.我能看到邻居笑得浑身发抖。
What’s wrong with you? You’re shaking like a leaf (=shaking a lot because you are very nervous or frightened).你怎么了?你抖得跟筛糠似的(=因极度紧张或恐惧而剧烈颤抖)。be shaking in your shoes/boots (=be very nervous)(=非常紧张)
I was shaking in my shoes – I thought he was going to fire me.我那时心惊胆战——我以为他要解雇我。3shake your head to move your head from side to side as a way of saying no, or to show disapproval, surprise, or sadness左右摇头,表示拒绝、不赞同、惊讶或悲伤:
When asked if he wanted anything else, he just shook his head.当被问到还需要别的什么时,他只是摇了摇头。
Mark shook his head in disbelief.马克难以置信地摇了摇头。4shake somebody’s hand/shake hands with somebody to move someone’s hand up and down with your own hand as a greeting or as a sign you have agreed something与对方握手并上下晃动,作为问候或表示达成协议的方式:
He shook my hand warmly.他热情地握了握我的手。
Wilkins shook hands with him.威尔金斯与他握了握手。
If we have a deal, let’s shake on it (=show that we have made an agreement by shaking hands).如果我们达成了协议,就握手为盟吧(=通过握手表示达成了协议)。5shock [transitive] to make someone feel very upset or shocked使某人感到非常不安或震惊:
Kerrie was so shaken by the attack that she won’t go out alone.凯丽被那次袭击吓得魂不守舍,再也不敢独自外出了。
The murder shook the whole town.这起谋杀震惊了整个小镇。6shake somebody’s confidence/beliefs etc to make someone feel less confident, less sure about their beliefs etc使某人对自身的信心或信念等感到动摇:
His confidence was badly shaken.他的自信心受到了严重打击。7somebody’s voice shakes if someone’s voice is shaking, it is not steady and they sound very worried, angry, or frightened指某人的声音颤抖,不稳定,听起来非常担忧、愤怒或恐惧:
Her voice was shaking as she announced the news.她宣布这一消息时声音颤抖着。shake with rage/emotion etc
Reg’s voice shook with rage.雷格的声音因愤怒而颤抖。8shake your fist (at somebody) to show that you are angry by holding up and shaking your tightly closed hand握紧拳头并挥舞,以表示愤怒:
He shook his fist at the driver of the other car.他对着另一辆车的司机挥舞着拳头。9shake a leg spoken口语 used to tell someone to hurry, or quickly start doing something用于催促某人赶快行动或迅速开始做某事:
C’mon, shake a leg!快点,动起来!COLLOCATIONS词语搭配adverbs副词shake slightly· Adam opened the envelope, his hand shaking slightly.· 亚当打开信封,手微微颤抖着。shake violently· She found him huddled in a corner, shaking violently.· 她发现他蜷缩在角落里,剧烈颤抖着。shake uncontrollably· His whole body shook uncontrollably.· 他全身不由自主地颤抖着。be shaking badly (=be shaking a lot)· She had been crying, and was still shaking badly.· 她一直在哭,仍然颤抖得厉害。be visibly shaking (=be shaking in a way that other people can see)· He was visibly shaking with anger.· 他明显因愤怒而颤抖。phrases短语shake with laughter· Both women shook with laughter.· 两位女士笑得浑身颤抖。shake with anger/fear etc· He stood there shaking with anger.· 他站在那里,愤怒地颤抖着。be shaking all over· She was shaking all over, partly from cold, partly from shock.· 她浑身颤抖,一半是因为寒冷,一半是因为惊吓。be shaking like a leaf (=be shaking a lot because you are nervous or frightened)· Diana was shaking like a leaf when she got up to give her talk.· 戴安娜站起来发言时抖得跟筛糠似的。be shaking in your shoes/boots (=be very nervous)· The president must be shaking in his shoes about Tuesday’s vote.· 总统对周二的投票结果一定战战兢兢。THESAURUS同义词辨析person人shake if a person or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden continuous movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc指某人或其身体某部位颤抖,即左右或上下持续做出细小急促的动作,尤指因极度恐惧、寒冷、生病等: · Suddenly he started to shake. ‘Don’t ever scare me like that again!’ he whispered.· 他突然开始颤抖。"再也别那样吓我了!"他低声说。· The poor girl was shaking.· 那可怜的女孩在发抖。shudder to shake for a short time, especially because you think of something very unpleasant, or because you feel frightened or cold短暂地颤抖,尤指因想到令人不快的事,或感到害怕、寒冷时: · Corbett shuddered when he thought of what might have happened to them.· 柯贝特一想到他们可能遭遇的事就不寒而栗。· I shuddered when I read the article.· 我读那篇文章时不禁打了个寒颤。· He was still shuddering with the cold.· 他仍在因寒冷而颤抖。· She clung to him, shuddering with emotion.· 她紧紧抱住他,因激动而颤抖。tremble to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are frightened, worried, or angry因恐惧、担忧或愤怒而无法控制地轻微颤抖: · Ernest opened the letter in silence, his hands trembling.· 欧内斯特沉默着打开信,双手颤抖着。· Her whole body trembled with fear.· 她全身因恐惧而颤抖。· He hadn’t dared to move. He was trembling with shock.· 他不敢动弹,因惊吓而颤抖。· ‘I won’t be coming back,’ she said, her body trembling with anger.· "我不会再回来了,"她说,身体因愤怒而颤抖。shiver to shake slightly, especially only a few times, because you are cold or frightened因寒冷或恐惧而轻微颤抖,尤指仅抖动几下: · She shivered, pulling her coat closer around herself.· 她打了个寒颤,将外套裹得更紧。· You make me shiver when you talk like that.· 你那样说话让我不寒而栗。quiver especially literary尤用于文学语体 to shake slightly and continuously because you are very worried or excited – used especially about someone’s lips, mouth, or body因非常担忧或激动而持续轻微颤抖——尤指嘴唇、嘴或身体: · Her bottom lip began to quiver, and she turned away to hide her tears.· 她的下唇开始颤抖,她转过身去掩盖泪水。· Alice’s eyes began to fill with tears and her mouth quivered. ‘I 'm going away,’ she said.· 爱丽丝的眼睛开始充满泪水,嘴唇颤抖着。"我要走了,"她说。wobble to move unsteadily from side to side摇摇晃晃地左右移动: · Mrs Hamilton wobbled precariously on her high heels.· 汉密尔顿太太穿着高跟鞋摇摇欲坠地走着。rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side轻轻地前后或左右摇动: · He rocked to and fro in his chair.· 他坐在椅子上来回摇晃。object/vehicle/the ground etc物体/车辆/地面等shake to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force通常带有较大力量,突然左右或上下晃动: · The floor shook from a distant explosion.· 地板因远处的爆炸而颤动。· The walls were still shaking.· 墙壁仍在颤动。· The trees were shaking in the wind.· 树木在风中摇曳。rattle to shake and make a noise摇晃并发出声响: · The windows rattled in the wind.· 窗户在风中嘎嘎作响。· The train was rattling over the bridge.· 火车哐当哐当地驶过大桥。vibrate to shake continuously with small fast movements持续地以细小而快速的动作振动: · The music was so loud that the whole room vibrated.· 音乐声太响,整个房间都在振动。· The atoms vibrate at different frequencies.· 原子以不同的频率振动。wobble to move unsteadily from side to side摇摇晃晃地左右移动: · The bike began to wobble alarmingly as she fought to control it.· 自行车开始令人担忧地晃动,她竭力控制。· The cup wobbled and he grabbed it to stop it from falling.· 杯子摇晃起来,他急忙抓住以防它掉落。rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side轻轻地前后或左右摇动: · The trailer rocked in the wind.· 拖车在风中摇晃。· The boat was rocking from side to side with the waves.· 船随着波浪左右摇荡。shudder (also judder especially British English) if a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes for a short time.指车辆或机器颤动,即短暂地抖动: · The lift shuddered then began to descend.· 电梯抖动了一下,然后开始下降。· The engine shuddered into life (=it shook and then started working).· 发动机颤动着启动了(=抖动后开始运转)。· The car juddered to a halt (=it shook and then stopped) outside the house.· 汽车在房子外面颤动着停了下来(=抖动后停止)。shake down phrasal verb1shake somebody ↔ down American English informal非正式 to get money from someone by using threats以威胁手段向某人勒索钱财:
Corrupt officials were shaking down local business owners.腐败官员正在向当地商家敲诈勒索。2shake somebody/something ↔ down American English informal非正式 to search a person or place thoroughly彻底搜查某人或某处3if a new situation or arrangement shakes down, people start to get used to it and it becomes more effective指新情况或新安排逐渐稳定,人们开始适应并运作得更有效:
The restructure has shaken down, and staff are showing a new sense of purpose.重组已趋于稳定,员工们展现出新的使命感。shake somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb1to get rid of an illness, problem etc摆脱疾病、问题等:
I can’t seem to shake off this cold.我这场感冒好像总是好不了。shake off your image/reputation as something
Outside investment has helped Sheridan to shake off its image as a depressed industrial town.外部投资帮助谢里丹摆脱了衰败工业城镇的形象。2to escape from someone who is chasing you摆脱追赶你的人:
I think we’ve shaken them off.我想我们已经把他们甩掉了。shake out phrasal verb1shake something ↔ out to shake a cloth, a bag, a sheet etc so that any small pieces of dirt, dust etc come off抖动布料、袋子、床单等,使其上的尘土、污垢等脱落:
He shook out the handkerchief and put it back in his pocket.他抖了抖手帕,然后放回口袋。2if an organization or industry shakes out, it becomes calmer after a difficult period of time指某个组织或行业经历困难时期后趋于平稳:
He’ll look for bargains after the real estate market shakes out.不动产市场趋稳后,他会寻找便宜货。3shake something ↔ out to change a situation by removing things from it that are not useful or that do not make a profit通过淘汰无用或不盈利的事物来改变局面:
As the airline industry shakes out all but the very fittest, catering companies could face serious troubles.随着航空业淘汰除了最强者以外的所有竞争者,餐饮公司可能面临严峻困境。shake somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb1to give someone a very unpleasant shock, so that they feel very upset and frightened给某人造成极大的惊吓,使其感到非常不安和恐惧:
She was badly shaken up by the accident.她被那次事故吓得不轻。 → shaken2to make changes to an organization in order to make it more effective对组织进行改革,使其更加有效 SYN overhaul:
the government’s plans to shake up the educational system政府对教育体制进行全面改革的计划 → shakeupshakeshake2 noun
1[countable] if you give something a shake, you move it up and down or from side to side指对某物做出摇晃动作,即上下或左右移动它:
Give the bottle a good shake before use.使用前充分摇晃瓶子。
He refused with a shake of the head (=a movement of the head from side to side to mean ‘no’).他摇头拒绝了(=头左右摆动表示"不")。2[countable] a cold drink made from milk, ice cream, and fruit or chocolate以牛奶、冰淇淋加水果或巧克力制成的冷饮 SYN milk shake:
a strawberry shake草莓奶昔3the shakes nervous shaking of your body caused by illness, fear, too much alcohol, not getting a drug you are dependent on etc因疾病、恐惧、过量饮酒或药物戒断等引起的身体神经性颤抖:
If I don’t smoke, I get the shakes.要是不抽烟,我就会手抖。4in a couple of shakes/two shakes informal非正式 very soon很快;马上:
I’ll be back in two shakes.我马上就回来。5no great shakes spoken口语 not very skilful, or not very good不太有技巧;不太好:
He’s no great shakes as a singer.他作为歌手不怎么样。6get/give somebody a fair shake informal非正式 to get or give someone fair treatment得到或给予某人公平的对待
1[countable] if you give something a shake, you move it up and down or from side to side指对某物做出摇晃动作,即上下或左右移动它:
Give the bottle a good shake before use.使用前充分摇晃瓶子。
He refused with a shake of the head (=a movement of the head from side to side to mean ‘no’).他摇头拒绝了(=头左右摆动表示"不")。2[countable] a cold drink made from milk, ice cream, and fruit or chocolate以牛奶、冰淇淋加水果或巧克力制成的冷饮 SYN milk shake:
a strawberry shake草莓奶昔3the shakes nervous shaking of your body caused by illness, fear, too much alcohol, not getting a drug you are dependent on etc因疾病、恐惧、过量饮酒或药物戒断等引起的身体神经性颤抖:
If I don’t smoke, I get the shakes.要是不抽烟,我就会手抖。4in a couple of shakes/two shakes informal非正式 very soon很快;马上:
I’ll be back in two shakes.我马上就回来。5no great shakes spoken口语 not very skilful, or not very good不太有技巧;不太好:
He’s no great shakes as a singer.他作为歌手不怎么样。6get/give somebody a fair shake informal非正式 to get or give someone fair treatment得到或给予某人公平的对待