earthquake

/ˈɜːθkweɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈərth-ˌkwāk/ (ame, mw)

earthquake — 名詞

  • earthquakesingular
  • earthquakesplural

1. the sudden shaking of the ground when rock deep underground breaks or shifts

1.名詞A2
釋義

地震

地殼突然晃動的自然現象

the sudden shaking of the ground when rock deep underground breaks or shifts

例句

The earthquake last month destroyed many houses in Mizuki's hometown.

上個月的地震摧毀了 Mizuki 家鄉的許多房屋。

earthquake + destroyed for describing damage

Meera felt the earthquake while she was cooking dinner in her kitchen.

Meera 在廚房做晚餐時感覺到地震。

felt + earthquake + while-clause for timing

同義詞
  • quake

    informal; a short form of 'earthquake', common in news headlines

  • tremor

    usually describes a smaller, less powerful shaking event

  • temblor

    formal or technical term, used mostly in American English geology reports

文法句型

earthquake + verb of destruction or movement

adjective + earthquake

feel + earthquake

用法筆記

Commonly paired with verbs that describe sudden impact, such as 'hit', 'strike', 'shake', and 'destroy'. 'Earthquake' is a countable noun — use 'an earthquake' or 'the earthquake' in singular form.

常見錯誤

❌The earthquake was happened last night.
✅The earthquake happened last night.
💡'happen' is an intransitive verb and cannot be used in the passive voice.
❌There is earthquake in Japan.
✅There is an earthquake in Japan.
💡'earthquake' is a countable noun and needs an article in the singular.