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earthquake

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earthquake /ˈɚθˌkweɪk/ noun
plural earthquakes
earthquake
/ˈɚθˌkweɪk/
noun
plural earthquakes
Learner's definition of EARTHQUAKE
: a shaking of a part of the earth's surface that often causes great damage地震
[count]
[noncount]
called also quake
TOEFL BNC: 6891 COCA: 4261

earthquake

noun

earth·​quake ˈərth-ˌkwāk How to pronounce earthquake (audio)
1
: a shaking or trembling of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin
2

Example Sentences

a building destroyed by earthquake the San Andreas Fault is notorious for its earthquakes
Recent Examples on the Web Others fear a disaster like what occurred at the Fukushima plant in Japan, which was triggered by a massive earthquake. Paul Vieira, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 The decision came in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan that was triggered by an earthquake and tsunami, raising new concerns about the safety of nuclear power. Mark Chediak, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 So is the main highway to the country's south, which means the fragile part of the country that was hit by an earthquake last year has been effectively cut off from the capital. Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 Damaged by an earthquake in 1842, the palace is now a ruin. Steven Litt, cleveland, 24 July 2022 First, there was an Ebola outbreak, and then a volcano erupted, followed three days later by an earthquake. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 Although the hilltop town and several surrounding settlements were devastated by an earthquake in 2016, the valley’s famous lentil flowering continues. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 15 July 2022 But demand for energy is at its highest since 2011, when Japan was also hit by a record-breaking earthquake. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 June 2022 The devastation caused by the earthquake include villages razed to the ground. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of earthquake was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 6891 COCA: 4261
earthquake

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + EARTHQUAKE | EARTHQUAKE + VERB | EARTHQUAKE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, great, huge, large, major, massive, powerful, severe, strong大地震;強震;嚴重的地震devastating毀滅性地震minor, small輕微地震;小地震undersea, underwater海底/水下地震the tsunami caused by an undersea earthquake海底地震引起的海嘯VERB + EARTHQUAKEcause, trigger導致/引發地震experience經歷地震The area has not experienced a major earthquake in more than 700 years.700 多年來,這一地區沒有發生過大地震。feel感覺到地震I don't understand why we felt the earthquake and you didn't.我不懂為什麼我們感到了地震,而你卻沒有。survive, withstand在地震中幸存;經受住地震The school was built to withstand earthquakes.學校是按照能抗震的標準建造的。predict預測地震You can't accurately predict earthquakes.地震是無法準確預測的。record記錄地震It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in the US.這是美國歷史上有記錄的最強地震。EARTHQUAKE + VERBhappen, hit (sth), occur, strike (sth)地震發生;地震襲擊(⋯)The earthquake hit the city at two in the morning.凌晨 2 點鐘,這個城市發生了地震。rock sth, shake sth地震使⋯震動The earthquake shook buildings throughout the business district.地震使得整個商業區的大樓都震動。destroy sth, devastate sth, kill sb, leave sb homeless地震破壞⋯/毀滅⋯/使某人喪生/使某人無家可歸cause sth地震導致⋯measure sth震級為⋯an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale里氏 5.8 級地震EARTHQUAKE + NOUNactivity地震活動an organization which monitors earthquake activity地震活動監測機構zone地震帶survivor, victim地震幸存者/遇難者damage地震破壞prediction地震預測hazard, risk地震危害/風險PREPOSITIONin an/the earthquake在地震中The building was destroyed in an earthquake.這棟樓在一次地震中被毀壞。PHRASESthe epicentre/epicenter of an earthquake震中the evacuation of coastlines within 600 miles of the earthquake's epicentre / epicenter距離震中 600 英里內的海岸線地帶的疏散the magnitude of an earthquake震級

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