earthquake
noun /ˈɜːθkweɪk/
/ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
(also informal quake)
- a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface
地震 - a devastating/massive/powerful earthquake
毁灭性的/大规模的/强烈的地震 - The earthquake measured 68 on the Richter scale.
这场地震的震级为里氏68级。 - I was asleep when the earthquake struck.
地震发生时，我正在睡觉。 - in a/the earthquake Much of the town was destroyed in the earthquake.
这座城镇的大部分在地震中被摧毁了。 - earthquake victims/survivors
地震受害者/幸存者
Wordfinder- avalanche
- cyclone
- disaster
- earthquake
- eruption
- flood
- hurricane
- landslide
- tornado
- tsunami
Topics The environmentb1- It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in the US.
这是美国历史上有记录的最强地震。 - The area has not experienced a major earthquake in more than 700 years.
700 多年来，这一地区没有发生过大地震。 - The earthquake hit the city at two in the morning.
凌晨 2 点钟，这个城市发生了地震。 - The earthquake shook buildings throughout the business district.
地震使得整个商业区的大楼都震动。 - The school was built to withstand earthquakes.
学校是按照能抗震的标准建造的。 - You can't accurately predict earthquakes.
地震是无法准确预测的。 - an organization which monitors earthquake activity
地震活动监测机构 - the evacuation of coastlines within 600 miles of the earthquake's epicentre/epicenter
距离震中 600 英里内的海岸线地带的疏散 - The tsunami was caused by an undersea earthquake.
海啸是由海底地震引起的。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
- …
- cause
- trigger
- experience
- …
- happen
- hit (something)
- occur
- …
- activity
- zone
- survivor
- …
- in an/the earthquake
- the epicentre/epicenter of an earthquake
- the magnitude of an earthquake
- a devastating/massive/powerful earthquake