| 单词 | earthquake |
| 释义 | earthquake noun[C] uk/ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/us/ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/B2 asuddenviolentmovementof the earth'ssurface, sometimescausinggreatdamage: 地震In 1906 an earthquakedestroyedmuch ofSanFrancisco.1906年的大地震给旧金山大部分市区带来毁灭性的灾难。 See also quakenouninformal Compare tremor Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions
earthquake| American Dictionaryearthquake noun[C] us/ˈɜrθˌkweɪk/earth science asudden,violentmovementof the earth’ssurface, oftencausingdamageand sometimesdeaths Examplesofearthquakeearthquake The decision to settle or move to anearthquake-prone location is typically a free choice of no moral significance. From theCambridge English Corpus Just as earthquakes and -oods erupt under pressure, causing abrupt mutations of the natural environment, men and women experienced psychological changes affecting their collective consciousness. From theCambridge English Corpus The benevolent qualities of younger people also featured in theearthquakestories. From theCambridge English Corpus Following theearthquakesuch values were especially important because strong family bonds were the basis of a strong nation. From theCambridge English Corpus Among the undergraduates, tornadoes or strong winds (ranked 45th; scored by 15% of sample) and earthquakes (48th; 12%) are rarely dreamed about. From theCambridge English Corpus This area is not located at the margins of the earth's crustal plates where structural stresses may be released as frequent earthquakes and intense volcanicity. From theCambridge English Corpus The contrast between earthquakes and hurricanes is starkly illustrated by differences in the venues in which testimony on these phenomena occur. From theCambridge English Corpus When two tectonic plates collide the visible signs for those above are volcanoes and earthquakes. From theCambridge English Corpus Collapsing onto a generator, it signaled theearthquakein the form of a power outage. From theCambridge English Corpus We told the police it must have been anearthquake. From theCambridge English Corpus The even stronger 1922earthquakedamaged buildings, cut phone service, and stopped the railroad. From theCambridge English Corpus Wobbling mappings occur in many real-world situations: rounding in numerical analysis, image processing, distortion of crystals, and earthquakes are typical examples. From theCambridge English Corpus The children who showed an up regulation of the two immune parameters following school entry had a significant increase in respiratory illness after theearthquake. From theCambridge English Corpus Threats to life come with the largest, whose power rivals that of high-magnitude earthquakes and exceeds most volcanism. From theCambridge English Corpus The provision of relief in the aftermath of the 1989earthquake, for instance, was an important factor in their success. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithearthquakeearthquakeThese are words often used in combination withearthquake. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. destructive earthquake Following a destructive earthquake, even the ceremony of rescue is morally and politically charged, as rescuers fight not against 'nature' but against the twisted ruins of their own design failures. From theCambridge English Corpus devastating earthquake The first reports only a few weeks after thisdevastatingearthquakereveal that tourist bookings have dropped drastically. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English earthquake engineering The title is misleading in that the book is overwhelmingly concerned with details of earthquake engineering, risk and hazard evaluation, and local site assessment. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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