earthquake

noun

/ˈɜːθkweɪk/

/ˈɜːrθkweɪk/

(also informal quake)

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a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface
- a devastating/massive/powerful earthquake
- The earthquake measured 68 on the Richter scale.
- I was asleep when the earthquake struck.
- in a/the earthquake Much of the town was destroyed in the earthquake.
- earthquake victims/survivors
Wordfinder
- avalanche
- cyclone
- disaster
- earthquake
- eruption
- flood
- hurricane
- landslide
- tornado
- tsunami
Extra Examples
- It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in the US.
- The area has not experienced a major earthquake in more than 700 years.
- The earthquake hit the city at two in the morning.
- The earthquake shook buildings throughout the business district.
- The school was built to withstand earthquakes.
- You can't accurately predict earthquakes.
- an organization which monitors earthquake activity
- the evacuation of coastlines within 600 miles of the earthquake's epicentre/epicenter
- The tsunami was caused by an undersea earthquake.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- huge
- …
verb + earthquake
- cause
- trigger
- experience
- …
earthquake + verb
- happen
- hit (something)
- occur
- …
earthquake + noun
- activity
- zone
- survivor
- …
preposition
- in an/the earthquake
phrases
- the epicentre/epicenter of an earthquake
- the magnitude of an earthquake
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单词	earthquake
释义	earthquake noun /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/ (also informal quake) jump to other results a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface a devastating/massive/powerful earthquake The earthquake measured 68 on the Richter scale. I was asleep when the earthquake struck. in a/the earthquake Much of the town was destroyed in the earthquake. earthquake victims/survivors Wordfinder avalanche cyclone disaster earthquake eruption flood hurricane landslide tornado tsunami Extra Examples It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in the US. The area has not experienced a major earthquake in more than 700 years. The earthquake hit the city at two in the morning. The earthquake shook buildings throughout the business district. The school was built to withstand earthquakes. You can't accurately predict earthquakes. an organization which monitors earthquake activity the evacuation of coastlines within 600 miles of the earthquake's epicentre/epicenter The tsunami was caused by an undersea earthquake. Topics The environmentb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big great huge … verb + earthquake cause trigger experience … earthquake + verb happen hit (something) occur … earthquake + noun activity zone survivor … preposition in an/the earthquake phrases the epicentre/epicenter of an earthquake the magnitude of an earthquake See full entry
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