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

• Earthquakes leave scars in the earth's crust.
  地震会在地壳上留下裂痕。
• In China itself storms, floods and earthquakes brought pestilence and suffering.
  在中国本土，暴雨、洪水和地震带来了瘟疫和苦难。
• Japan often suffers from earthquakes.
  日本时常遭受地震之苦。
• I invented the first seismograph for measuring earthquakes.
  我发明了首个地震仪用于检测地震。
• In this region of convergence we find the deepest earthquakes, great topographic relief, and intensive volcanic activity.
  在这种聚合地区，我们发现了最深的地震，巨大的地形起伏和强烈的火山活动。
• They survived plague, famine, earthquakes and volcanoes.
  他们历经瘟疫、饥荒、地震和火山爆发存活下来。
• Earthquakes are not common in this part of the world
  地震在这一带不常发生。
• Submarine earthquakes often happen in ocean.
  海洋中经常发生海底地震。
• Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis, which devastate coastal regions.
  地震还引发海啸，它直接破坏海岸地区的人和物。
• As a precaution against earthquakes, the building is being reinforced.
  为了防震，这座楼正在加固。