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earthquake

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Related topics: Geology
earth·quake /ˈɜːθkweɪk $ ˈɜːrθ-/ ●●○ noun [countableC]  
HEGa sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage 地震 → seismic
 An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck southern California on June 28.
6月28日加州南部地区发生了里氏6.1级地震。
 The city is in an earthquake zone.
该市位于地震带。
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
big/large
This is the biggest earthquake ever recorded in this area.
small
The town experiences dozens of small earthquakes every year.
powerful (=with a lot of force)
Flights were cancelled after a powerful earthquake shook the northwest of the country.
a major earthquake (=very big)
If a major earthquake hits a large city, millions could die.
a minor earthquake (=a small one)
Minor earthquakes are relatively common.
a great/massive earthquake (=extremely big)
1906 is remembered for the great earthquake that destroyed San Francisco.
a severe/devastating earthquake (=causing a lot of damage)
The whole town was flattened by a devastating earthquake.
verbs
an earthquake happens (also an earthquake occurs formal)
Scientists cannot predict when an earthquake will occur.
an earthquake hits/strikes a place (=happens in a particular place)
The region was struck by a major earthquake last year.
an earthquake destroys/damages something
The earthquake completely destroyed all the buildings on the island.
an earthquake measures 5/6.4 etc on the Richter Scale
The earthquake, which measured 7.6 on the Richter scale, left more than 20,000 homeless.
phrases
the magnitude of an earthquake (=how powerful it is)
Measuring stations identify the location and magnitude of an earthquake within a few minutes of the event.
n THESAURUS
earthquake a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface
The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads.
quake informal an earthquake – used especially in journalism
More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores.
tremor a small movement in the Earth’s surface in which the ground shakes slightly
He was awoken by a series of tremors during the night.
aftershock further movements in the Earth’s surface that happen after a larger earthquake
In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks.
tsunami an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water
There was no warning of the approaching tsunami.
Examples from the Corpus
earthquake• The 1989 earthquake rendered them dangerous, and the structure came down in 1991.• Kobe was devastated by the 1995 earthquake.• This catastrophe - probably caused by an earthquake and explosion of gases - may be the reason.• A car crash, an earthquake, a burning factory are much better.• I mean, it was more than an earthquake.• They had survived what was, at least, a Pretty Big Onethe largest earthquake to strike northern California in eighty-three years.• There was a terrifying rumbling noise and the stairs shook as though a minor earthquake had passed beneath the house.• The earthquake of October 1989 reminded San Franciscans of the awesome power of the thing.
earth·quake noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1
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TOEFL BNC: 6891 COCA: 4261
earthquake

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + EARTHQUAKE | EARTHQUAKE + VERB | EARTHQUAKE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, great, huge, large, major, massive, powerful, severe, strong大地震；強震；嚴重的地震➤devastating毀滅性地震▸➤minor, small輕微地震；小地震➤undersea, underwater海底／水下地震◇the tsunami caused by an undersea earthquake海底地震引起的海嘯VERB + EARTHQUAKE➤cause, trigger導致／引發地震➤experience經歷地震◇The area has not experienced a major earthquake in more than 700 years.700 多年來，這一地區沒有發生過大地震。➤feel感覺到地震◇I don't understand why we felt the earthquake and you didn't.我不懂為什麼我們感到了地震，而你卻沒有。➤survive, withstand在地震中幸存；經受住地震◇The school was built to withstand earthquakes.學校是按照能抗震的標準建造的。➤predict預測地震◇You can't accurately predict earthquakes.地震是無法準確預測的。➤record記錄地震◇It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in the US.這是美國歷史上有記錄的最強地震。EARTHQUAKE + VERB➤happen, hit (sth), occur, strike (sth)地震發生；地震襲擊（⋯）◇The earthquake hit the city at two in the morning.凌晨 2 點鐘，這個城市發生了地震。➤rock sth, shake sth地震使⋯震動◇The earthquake shook buildings throughout the business district.地震使得整個商業區的大樓都震動。➤destroy sth, devastate sth, kill sb, leave sb homeless地震破壞⋯／毀滅⋯／使某人喪生／使某人無家可歸➤cause sth地震導致⋯▸➤measure sth震級為⋯◇an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale里氏 5.8 級地震EARTHQUAKE + NOUN➤activity地震活動◇an organization which monitors earthquake activity地震活動監測機構➤zone地震帶➤survivor, victim地震幸存者／遇難者➤damage地震破壞➤prediction地震預測➤hazard, risk地震危害／風險PREPOSITION➤in an/the earthquake在地震中◇The building was destroyed in an earthquake.這棟樓在一次地震中被毀壞。PHRASES➤the epicentre/epicenter of an earthquake震中◇the evacuation of coastlines within 600 miles of the earthquake's epicentre / epicenter距離震中 600 英里內的海岸線地帶的疏散➤the magnitude of an earthquake震級
TOEFL BNC: 6891 COCA: 4261
TOEFL BNC: 6891 COCA: 4261
earthquake
Earthquakes: aftershock, earthquake, epicenter...

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