a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface 地震 a devastating/massive/powerful earthquake 毁灭性的/大规模的/强烈的地震 The earthquake measured 68 on the Richter scale. 这场地震的震级为里氏68级。 I was asleep when the earthquake struck. 地震发生时,我正在睡觉。 - in a/the earthquake
Much of the town was destroyed in the earthquake. 这座城镇的大部分在地震中被摧毁了。 earthquake victims/survivors 地震受害者/幸存者
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmentb1It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in the US. 这是美国历史上有记录的最强地震。 The area has not experienced a major earthquake in more than 700 years. 700 多年来,这一地区没有发生过大地震。 The earthquake hit the city at two in the morning. 凌晨 2 点钟,这个城市发生了地震。 The earthquake shook buildings throughout the business district. 地震使得整个商业区的大楼都震动。 The school was built to withstand earthquakes. 学校是按照能抗震的标准建造的。 You can't accurately predict earthquakes. 地震是无法准确预测的。 an organization which monitors earthquake activity 地震活动监测机构 the evacuation of coastlines within 600 miles of the earthquake's epicentre/epicenter 距离震中 600 英里内的海岸线地带的疏散 The tsunami was caused by an undersea earthquake. 海啸是由海底地震引起的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- huge
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- cause
- trigger
- experience
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- happen
- hit (something)
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- activity
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- in an/the earthquake
- the epicentre/epicenter of an earthquake
- the magnitude of an earthquake