| 单词 | earth tremor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth tremor earth tremor n. [compare earlier earthquake n.] a shaking or movement of the ground; a mild earthquake, esp. one of several preceding a major earthquake. ΚΠ 1819 in R. Orton Ess. Epidemic Cholera of India (1831) 264 This change in the seasons was accompanied on the 22d, 23d, and 24th..with midnight earth-tremors. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 629/1 This kind of action has..been turned to account as a means of detecting very minute earth tremors by Rossi. 1951 Sci. Monthly Apr. 247/1 The 1949 eruption of Ngauruhoe began at about 2:30 on the morning of February 9, following..a premonitory earth tremor. 2001 Hist. Scotl. Winter 23/1 Minor earth tremors were common leading to rock fall and landslips. < as lemmas |
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