quake

verb

1. （因恐惧或紧张）发抖，颤抖，哆嗦
   to shake because you are very frightened or nervous
   1. Quaking with fear, Polly slowly opened the door.
      波莉吓得直发抖，慢慢地打开了门。
2. 震动；颤动
   to move or shake violently
   1. The ground quaked as the bomb exploded.
      ***爆炸时，地面都震动了。

noun

noun

1. N-COUNT 同earthquake
   A quake is the same as an earthquake .
   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。
2. VERB (通常指因恐惧)发抖，颤抖，哆嗦
   If you quake, 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。
3. PHRASE 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.
   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。

1. The network was broadcasting the World Series from Candlestick Park when the quake struck.
   地震发生时，该电视网正在烛台棒球场直播世界系列赛。
2. 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。
3. I just stood there quaking with fear
   我只是站在那儿，吓得直哆嗦。
4. Her shoulders quaked.
   她的双肩瑟瑟发抖。
5. 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。
6. Wear a green ribbon and show your respect to the quake victims!
   别上绿色的丝带，为灾区同胞祈福！
7. The earth suddenly began to quake.
   大地突然摇晃起来。
8. This voice made the boys gasp and quake.
   这声音使孩子们喘气和发抖。
9. His wife's family is from Sendai, where the damage from the quake and tsunami are most pronounced.
   他妻子的娘家在仙台。那一带被地震和海啸摧毁得最厉害。
10. How many have been killed in this quake and the tsunami that followed?
    在3月11日这场大地震和随后的海啸中，到底有多少人丧生？
11. When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm.
    地和其上的居民，都消化了。我曾立了地的柱子。
12. The quake led to a temporary cut of telecommunications and damaged roads to the airport.
    地震造成了短暂的电信中断并毁坏了通往机场的道路。
13. Officials said the system provided an alert 10 seconds before the quake was felt.
    官方表示，系统在人们感觉到震动前10秒发出了预警。
14. Her home collapsed in the quake.
    她家在地震中倒塌了。
15. They felt the ground quake as the bomb exploded.
    ***爆炸时，他们觉得地都震动了。
16. But I know he is already very lucky in the earth quake.
    但我知道他已经是这次地震中很幸运的人了。
17. You can't see it from China, yet someone filmed it minutes before their quake.
    从中国看不到，但是地震前几分钟，有人录下了这个彩虹云。
18. In Dujiangyan, the largest city in the quake zone, the rubble and tent cities had disappeared.
    在都江堰，灾区最大的城市，废墟和震后搭建的帐篷区都不见了。
19. I knew it had been a major quake, though not centered where I lived.
    虽然我住的地方并非震央，但我知道这是个大地震。
20. A sea quake that damaged the dolphins'eardrums is one possibility, officials say.
    政府官员们称，一种可能是海底地震破坏了海豚们的耳膜。
21. Cracks had appeared in the dam wall after the quake but workers had reinforced it with steel rods.
    地震后水坝墙体出现了裂缝，但工人用钢筋加固了。
22. The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires.
    地震震动了日本首都的建筑物，并引起了几起火灾。
23. The center organized a volunteer effort to rescue and house hundreds of animals affected by the devastating quake.
    该中心组织了一次志愿工作来救助和安置成百上千的受到那场破坏性地震影响的动物们。
24. Fire resulting from broken gas or power lines is another major danger during a quake.
    地震中由破裂的煤气管道和电线引起的火灾是另一个主要威胁。
25. Thursdays's powerful quake was an unwelcome reminder of the disasters nearly one month ago.
    星期四的强地震是近一个月前灾难不受欢迎的提醒。
26. Both created quake lakes.
    两次地震都产生了堰塞湖。
27. That was an earthshaking event. They felt the ground quake as the bomb exploded.
    那是件惊天动地的事。***爆炸时，他们觉得地都震动了。
28. Thus earthquake statistics show more death and destruction while claiming the same low quake rate.
    因而地震的统计数据显示了更多的死亡和毁坏，却又声称地震频率同样那么低。

  shake quake quiver shiver tremble【导航词义：颤抖】

  shake v. 颤抖，颤动

〔辨析〕普通用词，指人因激动、恐惧、寒冷等而全身或身体局部颤动，也指以任何形式颤动，含突然或不规则之意。

  quake v. 颤抖，震颤

〔辨析〕通常指人因恐惧而哆嗦，也指大地、建筑物等剧烈颤动。

  quiver v. 微颤，抖动

〔辨析〕指树叶、鸟的翅膀等抖动，也指人因恐惧、紧张等而嘴唇、声音等颤动，侧重于轻微、急速、连续不断，有时令人难以察觉，在程度上弱于 tremble。

  shiver v. 颤抖，发抖

〔辨析〕指因寒冷、害怕等而轻微和快速地颤抖。

  tremble v. 发抖，颤抖

〔辨析〕指人因盛怒、寒冷、恐惧、虚弱等而轻微地抖动、战栗，常含无法克制之意，有时也指物体轻微地颤动。

noun

1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

   Synonym:    earthquaketemblorseism

verb

1. shake with seismic vibrations
   1. The earth was quaking

   Synonym:    tremor

2. shake with fast, tremulous movements
   1. His nostrils palpitated

   Synonym:    quiverpalpitate