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单词 earthquake
释义
earthquakeearth‧quake /ˈɜːθkweɪk $ ˈɜːrθ-/ ●●○ noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Kobe was devastated by the 1995 earthquake.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A car crash, an earthquake, a burning factory are much better.
  • I mean, it was more than an earthquake.
  • The earthquake of October 1989 reminded San Franciscans of the awesome power of the thing.
  • The 1989 earthquake rendered them dangerous, and the structure came down in 1991.
  • There was a terrifying rumbling noise and the stairs shook as though a minor earthquake had passed beneath the house.
  • They had survived what was, at least, a Pretty Big Onethe largest earthquake to strike northern California in eighty-three years.
  • This catastrophe - probably caused by an earthquake and explosion of gases - may be the reason.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface: · The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads.
informal an earthquake – used especially in journalism: · More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores.
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.
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.
an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water: · There was no warning of the approaching tsunami.
WORD SETS
agglomerate, nounalabaster, nounanthracite, nounasbestos, nounatoll, nounbasalt, nounbasin, nounbauxite, nounbed, nounbedrock, nounberyl, nounbluff, nouncanyon, nouncape, nouncarboniferous, adjectivechalk, nounchalky, adjectivechasm, nounclay, nouncliff, nouncoal, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nounconglomerate, nouncontinental drift, nouncontinental shelf, nouncore, nouncove, nouncrag, nouncrater, nouncreek, nounCretaceous, adjectivecrevasse, nouncrust, nouncrystal, nouncrystalline, adjectivecrystallize, verbdelta, noundeposit, noundeposition, noundune, noundust bowl, nounearthquake, nounelevation, nounemery, nounepicentre, nounepoch, nounera, nounerode, verberosion, nounerupt, verbescarpment, nounestuary, nounextinct, adjectivefault, nounfeeder, nounfeldspar, nounfiord, nounfjord, nounflint, nounflood plain, nounfluvial, adjectivefold, nounfool's gold, nounfossil, nounfossilize, verbfriable, adjectivegeology, noungeyser, nounglaciation, nounglacier, nounGondwanaland, granite, noungrassland, noungroundwater, noungulf, noungully, nounheadland, nounhinterland, nounhot spring, nounigneous, adjectiveimpervious, adjectiveinactive, adjectiveinlet, nounisthmus, nounjasper, nounjet, nounkaolin, nounknoll, nounlagoon, nounlake, nounlandlocked, adjectivelandslide, nounlandslip, nounlava, nounleach, verblevee, nounlime, nounlimestone, nounloam, nounlowlands, nounmagma, nounmarble, nounmarsh, nounmarshland, nounmatrix, nounmetamorphic, adjectivemica, nounmineral, nounmineralogy, nounmining, nounmoraine, nounmorass, nounmountain, nounmountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmudslide, nounnugget, nounoasis, nounoilfield, nounore, nounoutcrop, nounpalaeontology, nounPalaeozoic, adjectivePangaea, peninsula, nounpermafrost, nounpetroleum, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplate, nounplate tectonics, nounporous, adjectivepothole, nounprairie, nounprecipice, nounpromontory, nounpumice, nounpyrites, nounquartz, nounravine, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrift valley, nounriver, nounrock, nounrock salt, nounsand, nounsand bar, nounsandstone, nounsapphire, nounscarp, nounschist, nounscree, nounseam, nounsediment, nounsedimentary, adjectivesedimentation, nounseismic, adjectiveseismograph, nounseismology, nounsettlement, nounshale, nounshelf, nounshingle, nounsilica, nounsilicate, nounsilt, nounslate, nounstalactite, nounstalagmite, nounstone, nounstrait, nounstrata, stratified, adjectivestratum, nounsubsoil, nounsubstratum, nounsummit, nounterrain, nounthermal, adjectivetopaz, nountopsoil, nountor, nountremor, nountributary, nountrilobite, nountsunami, nountundra, nounturquoise, nounvalley, nounvein, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwater table, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
· This is the biggest earthquake ever recorded in this area.
· The town experiences dozens of small earthquakes every year.
(=with a lot of force)· Flights were cancelled after a powerful earthquake shook the northwest of the country.
(=very big)· If a major earthquake hits a large city, millions could die.
(=a small one)· Minor earthquakes are relatively common.
(=extremely big)· 1906 is remembered for the great earthquake that destroyed San Francisco.
(=causing a lot of damage)· The whole town was flattened by a devastating earthquake.
verbs
(also an earthquake occurs formal)· Scientists cannot predict when an earthquake will occur.
(=happens in a particular place)· The region was struck by a major earthquake last year.
· The earthquake completely destroyed all the buildings on the island.
· The earthquake, which measured 7.6 on the Richter scale, left more than 20,000 homeless.
phrases
(=how powerful it is)· Measuring stations identify the location and magnitude of an earthquake within a few minutes of the event.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The building was destroyed by fire in 2004.
· The country is still recovering from last year's devastating floods.
· Earthquake victims were living in tents in the city's parks.
(=where earthquakes are quite likely to happen)· It’s not advisable to build nuclear reactors in an earthquake zone.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· In the country's last big earthquake, in 1986, the brunt was born by old buildings in San Salvador.· They had survived what was, at least, a Pretty Big Onethe largest earthquake to strike northern California in eighty-three years.· In 1925, Santa Barbara broke apart in a big earthquake and the city got a second chance.
· Downbuckling is marked by an offshore trench. Great earthquakes occur adjacent to the inclined contact between the two plates.
· Meanwhile, large earthquakes have occurred in Landers and Los Angeles.· In 1928 and 1931, two large earthquakes in New Zealand produced strong traces on Seismographs throughout the world.· Michael said it might help warn of a large impending earthquake by detecting foreshocks.· They had survived what was, at least, a Pretty Big Onethe largest earthquake to strike northern California in eighty-three years.· They are among the many victims of a series of large earthquakes that began slamming the Assisi-Foligno area on Sept. 26.
· More tremors hit Cairo More earth tremors have hit Cairo impeding the relief effort following the major earthquake.· The greatest impact would occur with a major earthquake along the full Hayward Fault.· Drawing on experience, the city is bracing for a major earthquake within the next 25 years.
· They withdrew in the wake of the January 1994 Northridge earthquake, which caused $ 8 billion worth of insured residential losses.· The availability crisis developed after the January 1994 Northridge earthquake, which inflicted more than $ 8 billion in insured residential losses.· Yet the Northridge earthquake was relatively small.
· Two powerful earthquakes, on Jan. 13 and Feb. 13, killed at least 1,246 people and injured another 8,000.
· In the silence the noise sounded like a small earthquake but he paid no attention to it.· Unfortunately, foreshocks are just like any other small earthquake.· Since then, the region has experienced a rash of smaller earthquakes.· Add a small local earthquake and most men would have given up the ghost.
NOUN
· Wilson signed a bill easing the earthquake coverage requirements.· California law requires companies that issue homeowners policies to offer earthquake coverage as well.
· The expense of earthquake insurance and the high cost of deductibles are blamed for the low numbers of people carrying quake insurance.· He believed he had earthquake insurance, but wasn't sure.
· One of the city's best known landmarks, the Space Needle, was built to handle a 9.1 magnitude earthquake.· A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hits southern Oregon, killing a motorist whose pickup was hit by falling rock.
VERB
· He claimed that the site was geologically unsound and any stress caused by a shift in water levels could cause an earthquake.· This year, two tectonic plates are shifting in a fashion that could cause economic earthquakes.· A torn heart also causes earthquakes.· This catastrophe - probably caused by an earthquake and explosion of gases - may be the reason.
· In 1741-7 a new church was built but it was destroyed by earthquake in 1748.· They discover that the marker commemorating the shoot-out was destroyed by an earthquake in 1983.
· The Yaruba is sent from Texas to San Fernando with a supply of drinking water for the port, devastated by earthquake.· Several decades later, San Franciscan George Lawrence took amazing overhead shots of his city after the devastating 1906 earthquake.· At the time the city was devastated by a huge earthquake in 1923, the population of Tokyo was in excess of 3.5 million.
· On 4 March 1977, Bucharest was shaken by a severe earthquake.· San Francisco was shaken by a severe earthquake which, together with the fire that followed, almost completely destroyed the city.· There was a terrifying rumbling noise and the stairs shook as though a minor earthquake had passed beneath the house.· The building shook like an earthquake.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • According to these learned fellows, the universe began with a violent explosion.
  • During a violent storm it broke away and drifted westwards until it hit land on the barren headland of San Quentin.
  • Passing beneath it, Crevecoeur was reminded of a violent storm of hail beating upon his head.
  • The second is part of the river Indus, which was diverted after a violent earthquake in 1819.
  • The slaves gathered on August 30, 1800, but disbanded because a violent storm and flood made military operations impossible.
  • This caused a violent explosion resulting in extensive damage.
  • Travelling home one night in a violent storm, Polly was struck by lightning and had to be destroyed.
  • Within minutes the brown patch of sky enveloped me, as a violent storm swept across the dunes.
a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damageseismic:  An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck southern California on June 28. The city is in an earthquake zone.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesbig/large· This is the biggest earthquake ever recorded in this area.small· The town experiences dozens of small earthquakes every year.powerful (=with a lot of force)· Flights were cancelled after a powerful earthquake shook the northwest of the country.a major earthquake (=very big)· If a major earthquake hits a large city, millions could die.a minor earthquake (=a small one)· Minor earthquakes are relatively common.a great/massive earthquake (=extremely big)· 1906 is remembered for the great earthquake that destroyed San Francisco.a severe/devastating earthquake (=causing a lot of damage)· The whole town was flattened by a devastating earthquake.verbsan earthquake happens (also an earthquake occurs formal)· Scientists cannot predict when an earthquake will occur.an earthquake hits/strikes a place (=happens in a particular place)· The region was struck by a major earthquake last year.an earthquake destroys/damages something· The earthquake completely destroyed all the buildings on the island.an earthquake measures 5/6.4 etc on the Richter Scale· The earthquake, which measured 7.6 on the Richter scale, left more than 20,000 homeless.phrasesthe magnitude of an earthquake (=how powerful it is)· Measuring stations identify the location and magnitude of an earthquake within a few minutes of the event.THESAURUSearthquake 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.
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