单词	aftershock
释义	aftershockaf‧ter‧shock /ˈɑːftəʃɒk $ ˈæftərʃɑːk/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The war and its aftershocks had a profound effect on people here and abroad. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A third aftershock of the Six-Day War took place half a world away, in the Soviet Union. I feel the aftershock of this article for days. Nicola Giandomenico said it appeared more stones fell from the roof and the facade during the latest aftershock. She was still trembling, tiny aftershocks of excitement tingling inside her. The aftershocks intensify threefold each time. The second shock, like an aftershock, was that they would not get this money either. To cope with the aftershock, Mr Perez has made himself unpopular by bringing in painful economic reforms. Thesaurus THESAURUS► earthquake a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface: · The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads. ► quake informal an earthquake – used especially in journalism: · More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores. ► tremor a small movement in the Earth’s surface in which the ground shakes slightly: · He was awoken by a series of tremors during the night. ► aftershock further movements in the Earth’s surface that happen after a larger earthquake: · In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks. ► tsunami an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water: · There was no warning of the approaching tsunami. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectiveshockedshockingshockshockproofnounshockshockeraftershockverbshockadverbshockingly 1a small earthquake that happens after a larger one2the effects of a shocking event:  the war and its aftershocks
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