shake
verb/ʃeɪk/
/ʃeɪk/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they shake | /ʃeɪk/ /ʃeɪk/ |
| he / she / it shakes | /ʃeɪks/ /ʃeɪks/ |
| past simple shook | /ʃʊk/ /ʃʊk/ |
| past participle shaken | /ˈʃeɪkən/ /ˈʃeɪkən/ |
| -ing form shaking | /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/ /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/ |
- [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.
爆炸震动了距离现场数英里的窗户。 - shake somebody/something by something She shook him by the shoulders.
她抓住他的肩膀摇晃他。 - shake somebody/something + adj. He knelt and gently shook her awake.
他跪下来轻轻把她摇醒。 - She shook her hair loose.
她头一摇，头发就散开了。
Extra Examples- The ground began to shake.
地面开始震动。 - 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，使内容物沉淀。 - 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
- The whole house shakes when a train goes past.
- [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.
他父亲常常回家抖掉工作服上的灰尘。 - He stood up, shaking sand everywhere.
他站起来，把沙子抖得到处都是。
- She bent down to shake a pebble out of her shoe.
- [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.
她拒绝和他握手。 - shake somebody’s hand He stepped forward and shook my hand.
他走上前跟我握手。 - 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 argumenta2- The 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 Do people in Italy shake hands when they meet?
- [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？”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.
想到这里，他摇了摇头。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- decisively
- emphatically
- firmly
- …
- at
- in
- ‘Drink?’ he offered. She shook her head.
- [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。
- The man shook his fist at the court after he was sentenced.
- [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.
他看到母亲转过身去，肩膀笑得颤抖。 - His whole body shook with rage.
他的整个身体因愤怒而颤抖。 - I was shaking like a leaf.
我像树叶似的直哆嗦。
Extra Examples- He 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，双腿和双手都在颤抖。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- furiously
- terribly
- …
- from
- with
- be shaking all over
- be shaking from head to toe
- be shaking in your boots
- …
- Her hands had started to shake.
- [intransitive] shake (with something) (of somebody’s voice) to sound unsteady, usually because you are nervous, upset or angry
颤抖 - ‘Who are you?’ he asked, his voice shaking.
“你是谁？”他问道，声音颤抖。 - Her voice shook with emotion.
她激动得声音颤抖。
- ‘Who are you?’ he asked, his voice shaking.
- [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses) 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 He was badly shaken by the news of her death.
- [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。
- The incident had shaken her faith in him.
- [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.
她终于摆脱了手腕旧伤。 - 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.
她似乎从未完全摆脱愚蠢的金发形象。
- shake something off I can't seem to shake off this cold.
object/building/person
hands
your head
your fist
of body
of voice
shock somebody
belief/idea
get rid of
Word OriginOld English sc(e)acan (verb), of Germanic origin.
Idioms
shake/rock the foundations of something | shake/rock something to its foundations
- to cause people to question their basic beliefs about something
从根本上动摇 - This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics.
这个问题从根本上动摇了法国的政治。 - an event which rocked the foundations of British politics
动摇英国政治根基的事件 - The scandal rocked the legal establishment to its foundations.
这件丑闻动摇了法律界的基础。
- This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics.
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