quake

🇬🇧 UK/kweik/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To tremble or shake, especially from fear or seismic activity

颤抖;震动

n.

A trembling or shaking; an earthquake

颤抖;地震

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
quakeother
=quake

Common Collocations

  • 1.earthquake quake地震
  • 2.quake with fear因恐惧而颤抖
  • 3.powerful quake强烈地震
  • 4.quake in one's boots吓得瑟瑟发抖

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The entire building began to quake as the earthquake struck without warning.

  • 2.

    She could feel her knees quake as she stepped onto the stage to speak.

  • 3.

    The powerful quake left thousands of residents homeless overnight.

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