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

• The area is subject to drought and floods and earthquakes.
  这个地区常遭旱灾、水灾和地震。
• It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
  在每年会发生几十次地震的国家建造核电站简直就是愚蠢至极。
• As a precaution against earthquakes, the building is being reinforced.
  为了防震，这座楼正在加固。
• Natural threats-hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, etc.
  自然威胁&台风、洪水和地震等。
• And this is what sets this catastrophe apart from the earthquakes and plagues of former years.
  而正是这一点把这次灾难和以往的地震和瘟疫区别开。
• Earthquakes happen when stresses in rock are suddenly released as the rocks fracture.
  当岩石碎裂时其承受的压力突然释放出来，地震就发生了。
• 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。
• We can see this in the Chile and Alaska earthquakes.
  我们可以看到，在这方面，智利和阿拉斯加地震。
• Earthquakes can leave cities and countries in ruins.
  地震会毁灭城市和国家。
• Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves
  地震产生两种地震波。