| 单词 | earthquake |
| 释义 | earthquakeearthquake /ˈɚθkweɪk/ ●●○ noun [countable] earth science a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage: More than 1,000 people were killed when the earthquake struck (=happened). The earthquake, which measured 7.6 on the Richter scale, left more than 20,000 people homeless. The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.8 (=how powerful it is). The town was close to the epicentre of the earthquake (=the exact place where an earthquake begins).COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa big/large/major earthquake The city was hit by a big earthquake. If a major earthquake hits a large city, millions could die.a powerful/strong earthquake A powerful earthquake shook the northwest of the country.a great/massive/huge earthquake San Francisco was destroyed by the great earthquake of 1906.a small/minor earthquake Minor earthquakes are relatively common.a severe/devastating earthquake (=causing a lot of damage) The whole town was flattened by a devastating earthquake.a deadly earthquake (=one that kills people) Scientists did not predict this deadly 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) A huge earthquake hit Japan in March 2011.an earthquake destroys/damages something The earthquake completely destroyed most of the town.an earthquake shakes something A powerful earthquake shook buildings across a large region of western Indonesia.an earthquake rocks a place (=shakes it violently) Thousands of people were injured after an earthquake rocked southern Peru.earthquake + nounsan earthquake zone The city is in an earthquake zone.an earthquake victim They want to raise money to help the earthquake victims.an earthquake fault (=a place where two large parts of the surface of the Earth come together and where earthquakes can start) The city was built on an earthquake fault. |
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