quake
verb/kweɪk/
/kweɪk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they quake | /kweɪk/ /kweɪk/ |
| he / she / it quakes | /kweɪks/ /kweɪks/ |
| past simple quaked | /kweɪkt/ /kweɪkt/ |
| past participle quaked | /kweɪkt/ /kweɪkt/ |
| -ing form quaking | /ˈkweɪkɪŋ/ /ˈkweɪkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] quake (with something) (of a person) to shake because you are very frightened or nervous
（因恐惧或紧张）发抖，颤抖，哆嗦 - Quaking with fear, Polly slowly opened the door.
波莉吓得直发抖，慢慢地打开了门。 - They are quaking in their boots at the prospect of tomorrow’s game.
他们对明天比赛的前景感到不寒而栗。
- Quaking with fear, Polly slowly opened the door.
- [intransitive] (of the earth or a building) to move or shake violently
震动；颤动 - The ground quaked as the bomb exploded.
炸弹爆炸时，地面都震动了。
- The ground quaked as the bomb exploded.
Word OriginOld English cwacian.