shake
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they shake | |
| he / she / it shakes | |
| past simple shook | |
| past participle shaken | |
| -ing form shaking |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move or make somebody/something move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down 摇动；抖动；（使）颤动 The whole house shakes when a train goes past. 火车驶过时，整座房子都颤动起来。 - shake somebody/something
Shake the bottle well before use. 使用前摇匀瓶内物品。 The explosion shook windows miles from the site. 爆炸震动了离现场几英里的窗户。 - shake somebody/something by something
He shook her violently by the shoulders. 他抓着她的肩膀使劲摇晃。 - shake somebody/something + adj.
He knelt and gently shook her awake. 他跪下，轻轻地摇醒了她。 She shook her hair loose. 她头一摇，头发就散开了。
Extra ExamplesThe ground began to shake. 地面开始摇晃。 He shook the blankets vigorously to get rid of the dust. 他使劲抖动毯子以抖掉尘土。 Shake the pan gently to settle the contents. 轻轻摇动锅，让里面的东西沉淀下来。 She must have shaken the baby quite violently to inflict such severe injuries. 她肯定是猛烈摇动了婴儿才造成这么严重的伤害。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- roughly
- vigorously
- …
- by
- [transitive] shake something + adv./prep.
to move something in a particular direction by shaking 摇（出）；抖（掉） She bent down to shake a pebble out of her shoe. 她弯下腰，把鞋里的一粒石子抖出来。 His father used to come home and shake the dust off his work clothes. 他父亲过去常常回家抖掉工作服上的灰尘。 He stood up, shaking sand everywhere. 他站了起来，到处抖沙子。
- [transitive, intransitive]
to take somebody’s hand and move it up and down as a way of saying hello or to show that you agree about something （与某人）握手 - shake hands
Do people in Italy shake hands when they meet? 在意大利，人们见面时握手吗？ - shake hands with somebody
She refused to shake hands with him. 她拒绝同他握手。 - shake somebody’s hand
He stepped forward and shook my hand. 他上前和我握手。 - shake somebody by the hand
Our host shook each of us warmly by the hand. 主人热情地和我们每个人握手。 - shake hands on something
They shook hands on the deal (= to show that they had reached an agreement). 他们达成了协议，相互握手祝贺。 - shake on something
They shook on the deal (= shook hands to show the deal was agreed). 他们达成了协议，相互握手祝贺。 Let's shake on it. 让我们握手庆贺取得一致。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta2The captains shook hands before the game commenced. 比赛开始前，双方队长相互握手。 If I met him I'd shake him by the hand and congratulate him. 如果遇到他，我会同他握手表示祝贺。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- vigorously
- warmly
- …
- shake somebody by the hand
- shake hands
- [transitive] shake your head
to turn your head from side to side as a way of saying ‘no’ or to show that you are sad, feel doubt, etc. 摇头 ‘Drink?’ he offered. She shook her head. “喝点什么吗?”他提议道。她摇了摇头。 The old man watched them walk off into the night, shaking his head sadly. 老人看着他们消失在夜色中，悲伤地摇着头。 She shook her head in disbelief. 她摇摇头，不相信。 He shook his head at the thought. 想到这，他摇了摇头。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- decisively
- emphatically
- firmly
- …
- at
- in
- [transitive] shake your fist (at somebody)
to show that you are angry with somebody; to threaten somebody by shaking your fist (= closed hand) 挥拳（威胁） The man shook his fist at the court after he was sentenced. 那男子被判刑后朝法庭挥舞拳头。
- [intransitive]
to make short quick movements that you cannot control, for example because you are cold or afraid 颤抖；发抖；战栗；哆嗦 Her hands had started to shake. 她的手早已哆嗦起来。 - shake with something
He was shaking with fear. 他吓得发抖。 He saw his mother turn away, her shoulders shaking with laughter. 他看见母亲转过身去，笑得肩膀发抖。 His whole body shook with rage. 他气得浑身发抖。 I was shaking like a leaf. 我像树叶似的直哆嗦。
Extra ExamplesHe was almost shaking with the intensity of what he was saying. 因为言辞太激烈，他说话的时候几乎是浑身发抖。 He was crying and shaking all over. 他在哭，而且全身发抖。 I found myself shaking uncontrollably with cold. 我发现自己冷得不由自主地直哆嗦。 I just couldn't stop shaking. 我就是止不住发抖。 I was numb with dread. I was literally shaking. 我吓呆了，真的是浑身发抖。 Roxy was practically shaking with anger. 罗克西愤怒得简直是在浑身发抖。 Natalie fairly shook with laughter. 纳塔莉笑得简直要浑身颤抖了。 She got up, her legs shaking as well as her hands. 她站了起来，她的腿和手都在颤抖。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- furiously
- terribly
- …
- from
- with
- be shaking all over
- be shaking from head to toe
- be shaking in your boots
- …
- [intransitive] shake (with something)
(of somebody’s voice 嗓音 to sound unsteady, usually because you are nervous, upset or angry 颤抖 ‘Who are you?’ he asked, his voice shaking. “你是谁，”。他问，声音颤抖。 Her voice shook with emotion. 她激动得声音颤抖。
- [transitive]
(not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 to shock or upset somebody very much 使非常震惊（或烦恼） - shake somebody
He was badly shaken by the news of her death. 听到她的死讯，他大为震惊。 - shake somebody up
The accident really shook her up. 出了事故，她烦透了。 Shaken up by the early goal against them, the team began to fight back. 早早失了一分，这反倒激励球队开始大举反攻。
- shake somebody
- [transitive] shake something
to make a belief or an idea less certain 动摇 The incident had shaken her faith in him. 这件事动摇了她对他的信心。 This announcement is bound to shake the confidence of the industry. 这个声明必将动摇这一行业的信心。
- [transitive]
to get rid of something 去除；摆脱 - shake something off
I can't seem to shake off this cold. 这场感冒我好像老好不了。 She has finally managed to shake off her old wrist injury. 她终于设法摆脱了手腕上的旧伤。 - shake something
He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something wrong. 他总感觉有什么地方不对头。 She never seemed to completely shake off the dumb blonde image. 她似乎从来没有完全摆脱愚蠢的金发形象。
- shake something off
object/building/person物品；建筑物；人
hands手
your head头
your fist拳头
of body身体
of voice声音
shock somebody使震惊
belief/idea信念；观点
get rid of去除
Word OriginOld English sc(e)acan (verb), of Germanic origin.
Idioms
shake/rock the foundations of something | shake/rock something to its foundations
shake in your boots/shoes
- (informal)
to be very frightened or nervous 非常害怕（或紧张）；战战兢兢；心惊肉跳
shake a leg
- (old-fashioned, informal)
used to tell somebody to start to do something or to hurry （用于催促）快点动手，行动快点