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Aftershock Earthquake People N Count 可数名词 英 ɑːftəʃɒk] 美 æftərʃɑːk

英语单词 aftershock
英美音标 英 ['ɑːftəʃɒk] 美 ['æftərʃɑːk]
中文释义 n.余震
英语例句 (1) Every aftershock terrifies Ms.Li.
(2) An aftershock of the same magnitude struck the region Sunday.
中文例句 (1) 每次余震李太太都十分害怕。
(2) 星期天,同一地区发生了一次相同震级的余震。
vocabulary简明 An aftershock is a small earthquake that echoes or follows a larger one. After an earthquake, people often wait nervously to see if there will be an aftershock.
vocabulary扩展 After the relief of surviving an earthquake, the tremors and shaking of aftershocks can be surprising and often dangerous. Sometimes houses and buildings that were damaged during the main earthquake can collapse during the aftershock that follows. Aftershocks are caused by the ground settling and adjusting to the changes in the faults that may have resulted from the original quake.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]余震 Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which occur after a large earthquake.
    2
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]余悸 People sometimes refer to the effects of an important event, especially a bad one, as the aftershock .
      [usu with supp]
      [mainly JOURNALISM 主新闻]
    • They were already under stress, thanks to the aftershock of last year's drought.

      去年遭受的旱灾让他们心有余悸、倍感忧虑。

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