earthquake

['ə:θkweik]

n. 地震

例句与用法：

The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.

墙壁因地震而倾斜。

The city was rased by an earthquake.

地震把这个城市夷为平地。

The daily flight to the city has been temporarily suspended because of the earthquake.

因为地震，每天飞往这个城市的航班暂停了。

The newspaper article gave a graphic description of the earthquake.

报纸文章生动地描述了地震的情况。

The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.

地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。

The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe.

这次地震是个可怕的灾难。

The city was razed by an earthquake.

地震把这个城市夷为平地。

The San Francisco earthquake was one of the worst catastrophes of the century.

旧金山地震是世纪性的灾难之一。

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 地震

The town was destroyed by the earthquake.

整座城镇被地震毁灭了。

2. (社会等的)大动荡