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单词

earthquake

读音
ˈɜːrθkweɪk
美式
英式
词根

"Earthquake" 是由两个单词合并而来的: "earth" (地球) 和 "quake" (震动),所以这个单词的词根为 "earth" 和 "quake"。

释义

n. 地震;大动荡 [ 复数 earthquakes ]

例句

The town was rocked by an earthquake.
小镇受到地震的剧烈震动。
He was buried alive in the earthquake.
地震把他活埋了。
Whole villages were wiped out by the earthquake.
地震把整座整座的村庄夷为平地。

强化记忆

记忆这个单词的一个小窍门是拆分成两个部分:earth(地球)和 quake(震动)。"Earthquake" 这个单词在14世纪时开始使用,来自于旧英语的 "eorþræs",意思为"地震"。

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