earthquake

earthquake

英 ['ɜːθkweɪk]
　　美 ['ɝθ'kwek]

n. 地震；大動蕩

中文詞源：

earthquake 地震

earth, 地球。-quake, 震動。

例句：

1. An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population.
首都發生瞭地震，引發民眾恐慌。

2. The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran.
地震帶來的沖擊波在德黑蘭也能感覺到。

3. Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake.
東歐的幾個國傢正在計算昨天的地震帶來的損失。

4. The cost of repairing earthquake damage could be more than seven-thousand-million dollars.
彌補地震造成的損失需要超過70億美元。

5. On a world scale the earthquake was a tiddler.
從全球范圍看，這次地震算不瞭什麼。