英语词汇“shake”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	shake
释义	shake I. \ˈshāk\ verb (shook \ˈshu̇k, dial ˈshək\ ; or chiefly dialect shaked \ˈshākt\ ; or dialect shaken ; shak·en \ˈshākən\ ; or chiefly dialect shaked or shook ; shaking ; shakes) Etymology: Middle English shaken, from Old English sceacan; akin to Old Saxon skakan to depart, Old Norse skaka to shake, Sanskrit khajati he churns, agitates, and probably to Old Norse skaga to project — more at shag *intransitive verb* 1. : to move to and fro : quiver, flutter < the long light shakes across the lakes — Alfred Tennyson > < sails shaking in the wind > 2. : to undergo vibration especially as the result of a blow or shock < the earth itself seemed to shake beneath my feet — W.H.Hudson †1922 > < felt the ship shake and toss > 3. a. : to tremble as a result of physical or emotional disturbance < felt his heart shaking within him — Marguerite Young > < his voice shook and became shrill — Kenneth Roberts > < were shaking in their shoes > b. : to become convulsed with laughter 4. : to experience a state of instability < the economy was still shaking from the inflationary impact of the minimum wage decree — Time > 5. : to move something to and fro, up and down, or from side to side in a brisk manner especially in order to bring about mixing < shake well before using > 6. : to clasp hands < agreed to shake and be friends > 7. : trill 8. : to form a crack by a separation between growth rings : split 9. dialect chiefly Britain : fall — usually used of grain or fruit *transitive verb* 1. a. : to brandish, wave, or flourish often in a threatening manner < people passing by … shake their fists and curse — A.E.Housman > < the lightly clenched hand and fist shaken vigorously in the direction of the players concerned — Warwick Braithwaite > b. : to wave in farewell < shaking her fingers playfully in the direction of the vehicle — W.M.Thackeray > 2. a. : to cause to move in a quick jerky manner < shake their heads like angry bulls — Goddard Lieberson > < rattling and shaking the latch — Dorothy C. Fisher > b. : to cause to be moved briskly in order to remove what adheres or is contained < shook the dustcloth out the window > < shook the tree to get some apples > c. : to cause to be moved to and fro, up and down, or from side to side especially in order to bring about mixing < the vial is half filled and shaken vigorously — Journal of Economic Entomology > — often used with up d. : to move (a part of the body) rhythmically in dancing < resolved to shake their heels … in jigs and Highland reels — David Grant > 3. a. : to cause to quake, quiver, or vibrate < the earthquake … shook all that coast — James Courage > < thunder that shook the tropical foliage — Allen Churchill > < the boom of a football rally shakes the night air — Corey Ford > b. : to cause to tremble < a shudder shook the long emaciated frame — T.B.Costain > < toward afternoon another chill began to shake her — Laura Krey > c. : to cause to become convulsed with laughter 4. a. : to take hold and move vigorously to and fro < shook the boy until his teeth chattered > < shook him by the shoulder to wake him up > b. : worry 2 5. a. : to free oneself from : cast off < had shaken his bad habits and was firmly launched on his career — Quick > < have been disappointed so often that they cannot shake their despair — M.H.Rubin > — often used with off < find it hard to shake off these tentacles of organized crime — R.E.Merriam > b. : to get away from : get rid of < can you shake your friend? I want to talk to you alone — Elmer Davis > < the enemy gunboat has far too good a contact to be shaken so easily — E.L.Beach > — often used with off < there was no shaking off the press — Polly Adler > 6. a. : to lessen the stability of : cause to waver : weaken < ignored any book that could shake your faith — Virginia Woolf > < nothing that the emperor said or did could shake him — Douglas Stewart > b. : to bring about an impairment of < her mind had been shaken … by the cruelty of her husband — Mary H. Vorse > 7. a. : to bring to a specified condition by or as if by repeated quick jerky movements < the roads are so bad that we nearly get shaken to pieces — Rachel Henning > < shook his coat into place as he bent forward — Marguerite Steen > b. : to bring (oneself) to a specified state by or as if by a shake < shook himself loose from the man's grasp > c. : to arouse (oneself) to or as if to activity < shake thyself from the dust; arise — Isa 52:2 (Authorized Version) > 8. a. : to distribute with or as if with a shake : sprinkle < shook salt and pepper over the potatoes > b. obsolete : to cast down : scatter < confounds thy fame as whirlwinds shake fair buds — Shakespeare > 9. chiefly Australia : rob, steal 10. : to dislodge or eject by or as if by quick jerky movements of the support or container < shake the quarry from the limb — American Guide Series: Tennessee > < shook the sand from his shoes > 11. a. : to clasp (hands) in greeting or farewell or as a sign of good will or agreement b. : grasp < shook him by the hand at parting — Joseph Addison > 12. : to stir the feelings of : upset < the appalling nature of the disaster … shook her very much — Nevil Shute > — often used with up < you were all shaken up inside — R.H.Newman > 13. : trill < shake a note in music > 14. : to cause a shake in (lumber) 15. a. : to separate the staves of (a cask) b. : to disassemble (a cask) and bind into a shook Synonyms: agitate, rock, convulse: shake means to move up and down or to and fro, usually with sharp violence, or occasionally to strike with jarring, unsettling impact < as there is a high wind blowing nearly all the time, the nests are continually shaken to and fro — John Seago > < this social upheaval is shaking the underdeveloped parts of the world — A.H.Hansen > agitate may suggest continued strong tossing or violent stirring or stirring up with commotion and disturbance < the leaves on the trees were agitated as if by a high wind — W.H.Hudson †1922 > < the water became agitated with the flapping of countless fins — Tom Marvel > < the physician interposes, frightens the family, agitates the patient to the utmost — H.A.Overstreet > rock suggests a swinging back and forth, a violent swaying, or a violent impact bringing about or threatening a fall or collapse < rock a child to sleep > < the road was rough and twisting, and the ambulance rocked a great deal — Fred Majdalany > < family life rocked with the rise in the divorce rate and the new liberty in sexual matters — Oscar Handlin > convulse suggests the violent, disturbed, wild motion of a spasm or paroxysm < convulsed on the carpet in the paroxysms of an epileptic seizure — Thomas Hardy > < earthquakes convulsing the island > < convulsed with terror of hellfire — American Guide Series: Massachusetts > Synonym: see in addition swing. • - be shook on - shake a leg - shake one's head II. noun (-s) 1. : an act of shaking: as a. : an act of shaking hands < welcomed the visitor with a hearty shake > b. : an act of shaking oneself < now lapdogs give themselves the rousing shake — Alexander Pope > 2. a. : a blow or shock that upsets the equilibrium or disturbs the balance of something < the rude shakes which science has given to … their cherished convictions — Herbert Spencer > b. : earthquake 3. a. : nervous agitation resulting especially from fear — usually used in plural < I don't think I got over the shakes for two hours — Brad Sebstad > b. : a condition or disease accompanied by marked trembling — usually used in plural < nobody has a hangover and … nobody has the shakes — Mary McCarthy > c. shakes plural : malaria 2a < the shakes … supposed to be the result of a miasma emanating from the spring plowing of wild ground — Edna Ferber > d. : an attack of the shakes 4. : something produced by or as if by shaking: as a. (1) : a fissure or crack between and parallel to the annual rings of growth in timber usually caused by wind or frost — compare check 14a(1) (2) : a longitudinal crack in an archery bow b. : a fissure in strata : a cleft in rock c. : milk shake < a chocolate shake > 5. : a wavering, quivering, or alternating motion caused by or as if by a blow or shock 6. : trill 7. a. : a very brief period of time : instant < for a shake they had stood there and looked at each other — Conrad Richter > b. : a unit of time used in nuclear physics and related fields that constitutes one hundredth of a microsecond 8. shakes plural : one of importance or ability — usually used in the phrase no great shakes < no great shakes as a philosopher — Wanda Neff > 9. a. (1) : stave 2a (2) : shook 1a b. : a shingle split from a piece of log usually three or four feet long 10. : deal III 2b < the honest merchants who gave baffled marines a square shake — L.M.Uris > 11. : dismissal < they all give him the cold shake — Mark Twain > 12. : the mechanism that shakes the wet end of a fourdrinier paper machine sideways and thereby causes the fibers to felt together as they settle through the water 13. Britain : a slur or mackle in printing 14. : backlash 15. : shake culture 16. a. : the distance between the fork and a roller in a watch while at the lock position b. : the space between the let-off of an escape-wheel tooth and pallet stone in a watch while at the lock position c. : the end play of arbors in a watch
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