英语词汇“earthquake”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	earthquake
例句	earthquakeearthquake /ˈɚθkweɪk/ noun ► earthquake a sudden shaking of the ground, caused when parts of the earth’s surface move: Some old buildings were badly damaged when the earthquake struck. In the United States, most earthquakes occur in California. ► quake an earthquake. Quake is used especially in news reports: More than 60,000 houses and apartments were damaged in the quake. ► tremor a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly: He woke up because of a series of tremors during the night. ► aftershock an earthquake or tremor that comes after the first earthquake: The earthquake was followed by an aftershock 40 minutes later. ► temblor (formal) temblor means the same as earthquake but is more formal: The temblor hit at 1:30 a.m., with a magnitude of 4.9. ► tsunami a very large wave caused by an earthquake: A tsunami struck the coast of Hawaii after a big earthquake in the Pacific Ocean.
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