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earthquake是什么意思

earthquake

英 ['ɜːθkweɪk] 美 ['ɝθ'kwek]

n. 地震；大动荡

助记提示

tsunami n.海啸（音似“出难民”——“海啸”之后，一定“出难民”）。

中文词源

earthquake 地震

earth, 地球。-quake, 震动。

英文词源

earthquake (n.): late 13c., eorthequakynge, from earth + quake (n.). In this sense Old English had eorðdyn, eorðhrernes, eorðbeofung, eorðstyrung.

双语例句

1. An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population.: 首都发生了地震，引发民众恐慌。

2. The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran.: 地震带来的冲击波在德黑兰也能感觉到。

3. Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.: 东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。

4. The cost of repairing earthquake damage could be more than seven-thousand-million dollars.: 弥补地震造成的损失需要超过70亿美元。

5. On a world scale the earthquake was a tiddler.: 从全球范围看，这次地震算不了什么。