earthquake
earthquake
noun
noun
- a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
地震
■(figurative)a great convulsion or upheaval
(喻)大动荡
a political earthquake.
政治大动荡。 - Major earthquakes are confined to particular active regions of the earth's crust corresponding to the edges of the crustal plates, and most earthquakes are due to the release of strain energy associated with the relative motions of the plates. The intensity of earthquakes is expressed by the Richter scale, destructive earthquakes generally measuring between about 7 and 9
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- throwoff n.开始，出发
- throwster n.捻丝工，赌徒
- thru prep.直至，一直到
- thrum v.指弹,敲打,乱弹,轻敲 n.织边,织余,线头,纱头
- thrummy adj.多纱头的，多粗毛的，质地粗糙的
- thrump n.隆隆声，连续的重击声[拟声]
- thruput 吞吐量
- thrush n.画眉鸟,[医]鹅口疮,（马的）蹄叉腐疽
- thrust vt.& vi.猛推,逼迫,强行推入,延伸 n.刺,推力,[军]突击,[地]逆断层 vi.插入,用力向某人刺去,猛然或用力推
- thruster n.向上钻营的人，推进器
- thrustful adj.有强大推进力的，劲头十足的，积极进取的
- thrusting n.（猛）推，插，挤 adj.有强大推进力的 v.猛推( thrust的现在分词 ),猛塞,刺,戳
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