| |
|
| NOUN |
| |
|
| /ʃeɪk/ |
|
| |
| 1 | the action of shaking 摇动；摇晃 |
| give sth a shake John grabbed the gift and gave it a shake. 约翰抓起礼物摇了摇。 |
| a shake of the head (=movement of your head from side to side in order to say no to something) ‘No,’ Mrs Callison said with a firm shake of the head. 摇头 |
| |
| 2 | the amount of liquid or powder that comes out of a container when you shake it once （瓶子）摇一次时洒出来的量 |
| +of Add three shakes of garlic salt. 加上抖3次瓶子量的蒜盐。 |
| |
| 3 | a milkshake |
| |
| 4 | the shakes informal uncontrolled quick movements of your body that you make because , for example you are ill , nervous , or have drunk too much alcohol （因生病、紧张或者喝酒过量等引起的）颤抖 |
| have/get the shakes She got a bad case of the shakes before the show. 在演出之前，她身体抖得很厉害。 |
| PHRASES |
| - | in two shakes (of a lamb’ s tail)
|
| very quickly |
| 很快；马上 |
| |
| I’ ll be back in two shakes of a lamb’ s tail. 我马上就回来。 |
| |
| - | no great shakes informal
|
| not very skilful or impressive |
| 不熟练的；不出众的 |
| |
| I tried hard but I was no great shakes at boxing. 我很努力，但我的拳击水平还是不怎么样。 |
| |
|