| 单词 | shake |
| 释义 | shake (ʃeɪk ) Word forms: shakes , shaking , shook , shaken language note: The form shook can be used as the past participle for meaning [sense 1] of the phrasal verb shake up. 1. verb B1 If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backwards and forwards or up and down. You can also shake a person, for example, because you are angry with them or because you want them to wake up. The nurse shook the thermometer and put it under my armpit. [VERB noun] Shake the rugs well and hang them for a few hours before replacing on the floor. [VERB noun] Synonyms: jiggle, agitate, wave, joggle Shake is also a noun. She picked up the bag of salad and gave it a shake. 2. verb B2 If you shake yourself or your body, you make a lot of quick, small, repeated movements without moving from the place where you are. As soon as he got inside, the dog shook himself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] He shook his hands to warm them up. [VERB noun] Shake is also a noun. Take some slow, deep breaths and give your body a bit of a shake. 3. verb B2 If you shake your head, you turn it from side to side in order to say 'no' or to show disbelief or sadness. 'Anything else?' Colum asked. Kathryn shook her head wearily. [VERB noun] We were amazed, shocked, dumbfounded, shaking our heads in disbelief. [VERB noun] Shake is also a noun. Palmer gave a sad shake of his head. [+ of] 4. verb B2 If you are shaking, or a part of your body is shaking, you are making quick, small movements that you cannot control, for example because you are cold or afraid. He roared with laughter, shaking in his chair. [VERB] My hand shook so much that I could hardly hold the microphone. [VERB] I stood there, crying and shaking with fear. [VERB + with] Synonyms: tremble, shiver, quake, shudder 5. plural noun [the NOUN] If you have the shakes, your body is shaking a lot because you are afraid or ill, or because you have drunk too much alcohol. [informal] I felt dizzy and had the shakes. 6. verb B1+ If you shake your fist or an object such as a stick at someone, you wave it in the air in front of them because you are angry with them. The colonel rushed up to Earle, shaking his gun at him. [VERB noun + at] The protesters burst through police lines into the cathedral square, shaking clenched fists. [VERB noun] 7. verb B1 If a force shakes something, or if something shakes, it moves from side to side or up and down with quick, small, but sometimes violent movements. ...an explosion that shook buildings several kilometers away. [VERB noun] The hiccups may shake your baby's body from head to foot. [VERB noun] The breeze grew in strength, the flags shook, plastic bunting creaked. [VERB] 8. verb To shake something into a certain place or state means to bring it into that place or state by moving it quickly up and down or from side to side. Small insects can be collected by shaking them into a jar. [VERB noun preposition] She frees her mass of hair from a rubber band and shakes it off her shoulders. [VERB noun preposition] Shake off any excess flour before putting the liver in the pan. [VERB noun with adverb] The prop shaft vibrated like mad and shook the exhaust mounting loose. [VERB noun adjective] 9. verb B2 If your voice is shaking, you cannot control it properly and it sounds very unsteady, for example because you are nervous or angry. His voice shaking with rage, he asked why the report was kept from the public. [VERB + with] 10. verb If an event or a piece of news shakes you, or shakes your confidence, it makes you feel upset and unable to think calmly. The news of Tandy's escape had shaken them all. [VERB noun] She was close to both of her parents and was undeniably shaken by their divorce. [VERB noun] Your optimism has been badly shaken over the past months. [VERB noun] Synonyms: upset, shock, frighten, disturb shaken adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] Unhurt, but a bit shaken, she was trying not to cry. 11. verb If an event shakes a group of people or their beliefs, it causes great uncertainty and makes them question their beliefs. It won't shake the football world if we beat Torquay. [VERB noun] When events happen that shake these beliefs, our fear takes control. [VERB noun] The reforms aim to win back confidence in a system shaken by a major scandal. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: undermine, damage, threaten, disable 12. verb If you shake someone out of an attitude or belief that you disapprove of, you cause them to change their attitude or belief to one that is more responsible or sensible. No amount of reasoning could shake him out of his conviction. [V n out of n] Many businessmen still find it hard to shake themselves out of the old state-dependent habit. [V n out of n] 13. countable noun B1+ A shake is the same as a milkshake. He sent his driver to fetch him a strawberry shake. 14. a fair shake phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you do not get a fair shake, you are not given a reasonable opportunity to succeed or to achieve something. [mainly US, informal] A lot of people think that they're not going to get a fair shake from the courts. 15. no great shakes phrase If you say that someone or something is no great shakes, you mean that they are not very skilful or effective. [informal] I'm no great shakes as a detective. The protests have failed partly because the opposition politicians are no great shakes. Synonyms: unexceptional, mediocre, not very good, rubbish 16. to shake someone's hand phrase B1 If you shake someone's hand or shake someone by the hand, you shake hands with them. I said congratulations and walked over to him and shook his hand. He quickly shook us all by the hand. 17. to shake hands phrase B1 If you shake hands with someone, you take their right hand in your own for a few moments, often moving it up and down slightly, when you are saying hello or goodbye to them, congratulating them, or agreeing on something. You can also say that two people shake hands. He shook hands with his admirers as he made his way to the front. [+ with] We shook hands and parted on good terms. 18. to shake the foundations of something phrase If an event shakes the foundations of a society or a system of beliefs, it causes great uncertainty and makes people question their most deeply held beliefs. The destruction of war and the death of millions of young people shook the foundations of Western idealism. [+ of] Emotional conflict may shake the foundations of even the strongest relationship. 19. to shake like a leaf phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone is shaking like a leaf, you mean that their body is shaking a lot, for instance because they are very cold or frightened. I didn't think about the danger at the time. Afterwards I was shaking like a leaf. 20. more things than you can shake a stick at phrase If you say that there are more things than you could or can shake a stick at, you are emphasizing in a humorous way that there are a lot of them. [informal, emphasis] ...a man with more medals than you can shake a stick at. 21. shaken but not stirred phrase [usually verb-link PHRASE] If you say that someone has been shaken but not stirred by an experience, you mean that they have been slightly disturbed or emotionally affected by it, but not deeply enough to change their behaviour or way of thinking. [journalism, informal] A clash with America over farm subsidies had left the Europeans and their common agricultural policy shaken but not stirred. Phrasal verbs: shake down phrasal verb If someone shakes you down, they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you. [US] Former police checkpoints on highways were being used to shake down motorists for bribes. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Residents complain about being harassed and even shaken down for their money. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] shake off 1. phrasal verb If you shake off something that you do not want such as an illness or a bad habit, you manage to recover from it or get rid of it. Businessmen are trying to shake off habits learned under six decades of a protected economy. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Get your body moving to boost energy, stay supple and shake off winter lethargy. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] He was generally feeling bad. He just couldn't shake it off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you shake off someone who is following you, you manage to get away from them, for example by running faster than them. I caught him a lap later, and although I could pass him I could not shake him off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He was unaware that they had shaken off their pursuers. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If you shake off someone who is touching you, you move your arm or body sharply so that they are no longer touching you. He grabbed my arm. I shook him off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] She shook off his restraining hand. [VERB PARTICLE noun] shake out 1. phrasal verb B2 If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust. While the water was heating she decided to shake out the carpet. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I took off my poncho, shook it out, and hung it on a peg. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. See also shake-out shake up 1. phrasal verb If someone shakes up something such as an organization, an institution, or a profession, they make major changes to it. The government wanted to reform the institutions, to shake up the country. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Shareholders are preparing to shake things up in the boardrooms. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. See also shake-up 3. phrasal verb If you are shaken up by an unpleasant experience, or if something shakes you up, it makes you feel shocked and upset, and unable to think calmly or clearly. The jockey was shaken up when he was thrown twice from his horse yesterday. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] He was in the car when those people died. That really shook him up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He said that the accident had left her a bit shook up, but she was going to be just fine. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] Idioms: shake hands on something to conclude a deal or an agreement successfully So keen were the Russians to shake hands on the deal that they offered to accept palm oil in part payment. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers shake the foundations of something to cause great uncertainty and make people question their most deeply held beliefs The crisis shook the foundations of the world economy. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers shake the dust from your feet [British] to leave a place or a situation, with the intention that you will never return to it Our job here is done. It's time to shake the dust from our feet and move on. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers shake like a leaf to shake because you are cold, afraid, or nervous At three o'clock in the morning she sat up suddenly in bed, shaking like a leaf. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have more things than you can shake a stick at to have a very large number of a particular thing My daughter has more pairs of shoes than you can shake a stick at. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: shake uncontrollably Video footage showed her apparently trying to steady herself, folding her arms as her legs began to shake uncontrollably. Times, Sunday Times We keep him indoors, but the sound of fireworks makes him shake uncontrollably. Times, Sunday Times They'd shake uncontrollably and flee the living room, force open the bathroom door with their noses to hide. Times, Sunday Times Immediately my legs shake uncontrollably. The Sun I began to shake uncontrollably and couldn't write any more, or remember anything else. Times, Sunday Times Mix all ingredients with ice and shake vigorously until a frothing head appears. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Times, Sunday Times Add a handful of crushed ice, put the lid on and shake vigorously for one minute. The Sun Shake vigorously for 30 seconds and strain into the chilled glasses. Times, Sunday Times Remove right away, shake vigorously, place on a hanger with the top button done up. Times, Sunday Times I ran upstairs to the bathroom and was sick, my whole body started to shake violently. Times, Sunday Times But it was too late - shortly before midnight the ground began to shake violently and seconds later a large section of the dam's banks collapsed. Times, Sunday Times I began to shake violently, blinded by panic. Times, Sunday Times Data attempts to access the holodeck circuits, but this causes the ship to shake violently. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The house begins to shake violently, and vines begin to cover the walls. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 摇动, 摇动 Japanese: 振る, 揺れる |
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