quake

英 [kwe?k] 美[kwek]

CET4TEM4低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯

第三人稱單數(shù):?quakes;過去式:?quaked;過去分詞:?quaked;現(xiàn)在分詞:?quaking;

quake 顫動(dòng)，顫抖

可能來自qu-所表示的擬聲詞，模仿松軟，顫動(dòng)或顫抖的聲音，詞源同quaver,quiver.

quake (v.): Old English cwacian "quake, tremble, chatter (of teeth)," related to cweccan "to shake, swing, move, vibrate," of unknown origin with no certain cognates outside English. Perhaps somehow imitative. In reference to earth tremors, probably by c. 1200. Related: Quaked; quaking.
quake (n.): early 14c., "a trembling in fear," from quake (v.). Rare except in combinations. Now usually as a shortening of earthquake, in which use it is attested from 1640s. Old English had the verbal noun cwacung "shaking, trembling."

1. Most of the wreckage from the 1985 quake has been cleared.: 1985年地震遺留的廢墟大部分已經(jīng)被清理干凈。

2. Social phobics quake at the thought of meeting strangers.: 患有社交恐懼癥的人一想到要見陌生人就發(fā)抖。

3. The quake destroyed mud buildings in many remote villages.: 這次地震摧毀了許多偏遠(yuǎn)鄉(xiāng)村的土坯房。

4. As a writer, Web browser and unrepentant Quake player, I'm strictly a laptop kind of guy.: 作為一個(gè)寫作人、網(wǎng)絡(luò)搜尋者和頑固不化的Quake玩家, 我屬于膝上型的那一類.

5. The network was broadcasting the World Series from Candlestick Park when the quake struck.: 地震發(fā)生時(shí)，該電視網(wǎng)正在燭臺(tái)棒球場(chǎng)直播世界系列賽。