earthquakes

英 [ˈɜːθkweɪks]

美 [ˈɜrθˌkweɪks]

n.  地震
earthquake的复数

柯林斯词典

• 地震
  Anearthquakeis a shaking of the ground caused by movement of the earth's crust.

双语例句

• Landslides can be caused by earthquakes and floods.
  地震和洪水可能导致塌方。
• Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters.
  洪水和地震是自然灾害。
• It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
  在每年会发生几十次地震的国家建造核电站简直就是愚蠢至极。
• Earthquakes happen when stresses in rock are suddenly released as the rocks fracture.
  当岩石碎裂时其承受的压力突然释放出来，地震就发生了。
• Expect mechanical failures, fires, explosions, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
  要预期机械故障、火灾、爆炸、火山爆发和地震。
• Japan often suffers from earthquakes.
  日本时常遭受地震之苦。
• Natural threats-hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, etc.
  自然威胁&台风、洪水和地震等。
• Are the earthquakes over? Can I come out now?
  地震过去了吗？我现在可以出来了吗？
• And this is what sets this catastrophe apart from the earthquakes and plagues of former years.
  而正是这一点把这次灾难和以往的地震和瘟疫区别开。
• Earthquakes occur frequently in this area.
  这一地区经常发生地震。