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Quake Quaking I Stood Feeling   [V 英 Kweɪk] 美

英语单词 quake
英美音标 英 [kweɪk] 美 [kweɪk]
中文释义 v.震动;颤抖
n.震动;地震
英语例句 (1) The ground quaked under his feet.
(2) I stood there quaking with fear.
(3) There were four major quakes in this century.
(4) The earth quake shut many factories down.
中文例句 (1) 大地在他的脚下震动。
(2) 我站在那里,害怕得直发抖。
(3) 本世纪有四次大的地震。
(4) 地震使好多工厂停业。
vocabulary简明 When you quake, you tremble and shiver. A scary sound in a dark basement might make you quake.
vocabulary扩展 To quake is to move rapidly back and forth, so quickly that the movement is almost a vibration. If you've ever felt the floor quake during an actual earthquake, you know the fluttery, shaking kind of movement. A person can quake with fear, and a building can quake during a wind storm. You can also use the word quake as a noun, to describe the feeling itself. The Old English root is cwacian, or "tremble or clatter of teeth."
柯林斯解释
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]同earthquake A quake is the same as an earthquake .
  • 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。

2
[VERB 动词](通常指因恐惧)发抖,颤抖,哆嗦 If you quake, you shake, usually because you are very afraid.
  [V with n]
  [V]
  • I just stood there quaking with fear...

    我只是站在那儿,吓得直哆嗦。

  • Her shoulders quaked.

    她的双肩瑟瑟发抖。

3
[PHRASE 短语]十分紧张;非常害怕;吓得发抖 If you are quaking in your boots or quaking in your shoes, you feel very nervous or afraid, and may be feeling slightly weak as a result.
  [V inflects]
  • 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。

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