quake

shake or tremble; shudder: quake with fear of the monster
Not to be confused with:quail – lose heart or courage; recoil; flinch; cower: quail in the face of danger

quake

Q0011700 (kwāk)intr.v. quaked, quak·ing, quakes 1. To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.2. To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion. See Synonyms at shake.n.1. An instance of quaking.2. An earthquake.

[Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian.]

quak′y adj.

quake

(kweɪk) vb (intr) 1. to shake or tremble with or as with fear2. to convulse or quiver, as from instabilityn3. the act or an instance of quaking4. (Physical Geography) informal short for earthquake[Old English cwacian; related to Old English cweccan to shake, Old Irish bocaim, German wackeln]

quake

(kweɪk)

v. quaked, quak•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to shudder or quiver, as from cold or fear. 2. to shake or tremble, as from shock or instability: The earth quaked. n. 3. an earthquake. 4. an act or instance of quaking. [before 900; Middle English; Old English cwacian to shake, tremble] quak′ing•ly, adv.

quake

Past participle: quaked
Gerund: quaking

Imperative
quake
quake

Present
I quake
you quake
he/she/it quakes
we quake
you quake
they quake

Preterite
I quaked
you quaked
he/she/it quaked
we quaked
you quaked
they quaked

Present Continuous
I am quaking
you are quaking
he/she/it is quaking
we are quaking
you are quaking
they are quaking

Present Perfect
I have quaked
you have quaked
he/she/it has quaked
we have quaked
you have quaked
they have quaked

Past Continuous
I was quaking
you were quaking
he/she/it was quaking
we were quaking
you were quaking
they were quaking

Past Perfect
I had quaked
you had quaked
he/she/it had quaked
we had quaked
you had quaked
they had quaked

Future
I will quake
you will quake
he/she/it will quake
we will quake
you will quake
they will quake

Future Perfect
I will have quaked
you will have quaked
he/she/it will have quaked
we will have quaked
you will have quaked
they will have quaked

Future Continuous
I will be quaking
you will be quaking
he/she/it will be quaking
we will be quaking
you will be quaking
they will be quaking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quaking
you have been quaking
he/she/it has been quaking
we have been quaking
you have been quaking
they have been quaking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quaking
you will have been quaking
he/she/it will have been quaking
we will have been quaking
you will have been quaking
they will have been quaking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quaking
you had been quaking
he/she/it had been quaking
we had been quaking
you had been quaking
they had been quaking

Conditional
I would quake
you would quake
he/she/it would quake
we would quake
you would quake
they would quake

Past Conditional
I would have quaked
you would have quaked
he/she/it would have quaked
we would have quaked
you would have quaked
they would have quaked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quake - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activityearthquake, seism, temblorseismic disturbance, shock - an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"earth tremor, microseism, tremor - a small earthquakeseaquake, submarine earthquake - an earthquake at the sea bedgeological phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth
Verb	1.	quake - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"quiver, palpitatetremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
	2.	quake - shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking"tremorshake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

quake

noun1. (Informal) earthquake, tremor, shock The quake destroyed mud buildings in many remote villages.verb1. shake, tremble, quiver, move, rock, shiver, throb, shudder, wobble, waver, vibrate, pulsate, quail, totter, convulse Her shoulders quaked.

quake

verb1. To move to and fro violently:rock, shake, tremble, vibrate.2. To move to and fro in short, jerky movements:quaver, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, tremble, twitter, vibrate.noun1. A nervous shaking of the body:quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, thrill, tic, tremor, twitch.2. A shaking of the earth:earthquake, seism, temblor, tremblor, tremor.Informal: shake.

Translations

怕得发抖震动

quake

(kweik) verb1. (of people) to shake or tremble, especially with fear. 怕得发抖2. (of the ground) to shake. The ground quaked under their feet. （地面）震动 noun an earthquake. 地震

quake

quake like a leaf

To tremble violently with fear or nervousness. My brother is so strong and scary-looking that he leaves people quaking like a leaf when he threatens them. I was quaking like a leaf when I went up to deliver my speech.See also: leaf, like, quake

quake in (one's) boots

To tremble with fear. Often used sarcastically. My brother is so strong and scary-looking that people quake in their boots when he threatens them. Ooh, I'm really scared of you! I'm quaking in my boots, you frighten me so!See also: boot, quake

be quaking in (one's) boots

To be trembling with fear. Often used sarcastically. Ooh, I'm really scared of you! I'm quaking in my boots, you frighten me so!See also: boot, quake

quake in (one's) shoes

To tremble with fear. Often used sarcastically. My brother is so strong and scary-looking that people quake in their shoes when he threatens them. Ooh, I'm really scared of you! I'm quaking in my shoes, you frighten me so!See also: quake, shoe

quake with (an emotion)

To tremble or shake as a result of some intense emotion. The sight would make even the most stalwart quaked with terror. Her voice quaked with shame as she recounted what happened. He was quaking with anger as he listened to the report.See also: quake

quake with something

to shake as with fear, terror, etc. Alice was quaking with fear as the door slowly opened. Todd quaked with terror when he saw the vicious dog at the door.See also: quake

shake in one's boots

and quake in one's bootsFig. to be afraid; to shake from fear. I was shaking in my boots because I had to go see the manager for being late. Stop quaking in your boots, Bob. I'm not going to fire you.See also: boot, shake

quake in one's boots

Also, shake in one's boots; quake or shake like a leaf . Tremble with fear, as in The very thought of a hurricane blowing in makes me quake in my boots. Both quake and shake here mean "tremble." These idioms were preceded by the alliterative phrase shake in one's shoes in the late 1800s. The idioms with leaf allude to trembling leaves, as in He was shaking like a leaf when the exams were handed back. A similar expression was used by Chaucer, who put it as quake like an aspen leaf, a particularly apt comparison since aspen leaves have flattened stems that cause the leaves to quiver in the gentlest breeze. See also: boot, quake

be quaking in your boots

If someone is quaking in their boots, they are very frightened about something that is about to happen. If you stand up straight you'll give an impression of self confidence even if you're quaking in your boots. Note: Verbs such as shake, shiver, and tremble are sometimes used instead of quake. Someone had to tell the packed club that he wouldn't be appearing — you can imagine me shaking in my boots.See also: boot, quake

(be) ˌquaking/ˌshaking in your ˈboots/ˈshoes

be very worried or frightened: The prospect of facing the team again in the semi-final had everyone quaking in their boots.See also: boot, quake, shake, shoe

quake/shake like a leaf, to

To tremble with fear. This simile occurs in several very early French fables (thirteenth century) and was amplified by Chaucer in the fourteenth century to quake like an aspen leaf (Troilus and Criseyde, Canterbury Tales, and elsewhere). It was repeated by numerous writers over the centuries, from Shakespeare to A. A. Milne. There is good reason for the comparison to aspens in particular. The aspens, along with poplars, have flattened leaf stalks that cause their pendulous leaves to quiver in the slightest breeze.See also: like, quake, shake

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noun earthquake

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verb shake

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verb to move to and fro violently

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verb to move to and fro in short, jerky movements

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noun a nervous shaking of the body

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noun a shaking of the earth

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noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

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verb shake with fast, tremulous movements

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verb shake with seismic vibrations

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