shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
同义词：quake, temblor, seism
a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
earthquake例句
The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.
墙壁因地震而倾斜。
The city was rased by an earthquake.
地震把这个城市夷为平地。
The daily flight to the city has been temporarily suspended because of the earthquake.
因为地震，每天飞往这个城市的航班暂停了。
The newspaper article gave a graphic description of the earthquake.
报纸文章生动地描述了地震的情况。
The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe.
这次地震是个可怕的灾难。
The city was razed by an earthquake.
地震把这个城市夷为平地。
The San Francisco earthquake was one of the worst catastrophes of the century.
旧金山地震是世纪性的灾难之一。
earthquake详细解释
earth.quake n.（名词）A sudden movement of the earth`s crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity.Also called seism ,temblor 地震：由于地质断层积聚的压力被释放或由于火山活动引起的地壳的突然变动也作 seism,temblor
