quake英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A trembling or shaking.

— We felt a quake in the apartment every time the train went by.
An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.

— California is plagued by quakes; there are a few minor ones almost every month.
Something devastating, like a strong earthquake. figuratively

— But HS1 was more exposed to the COVID quake than most given its inherent reliance on international travel, which had collapsed, leaving cross-Channel operator Eurostar stacked with millions of debt.

动词 v.

To tremble or shake. intransitive

— I felt the ground quaking beneath my feet.

The New Arcadia
To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble. figuratively,intransitive

— Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.

词形变化

quakes plural quakes present,singular,third-person quaking participle,present quaked participle,past quaked past quoke archaic,participle,past quoke archaic,past quook obsolete,participle,past quook obsolete,past

词汇关系

下位词

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衍生词

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词源

词源 1

From Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian (“to quake, tremble, chatter”), from Proto-Germanic *kwakōną (“to shake, quiver, tremble”), itself likely of imitative origin. Related to Old English cweċċan (“to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give up”) (see quitch), Dutch kwakkelen (“to ail, be ailing”), German Quackelei (“chattering”), Danish kvakle (“to bungle”), Latin vexō (“toss, shake violently, jostle, vex”), Irish bogadh (“a move, movement, shift, change”).

词源 2

From Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian (“to quake, tremble, chatter”), from Proto-Germanic *kwakōną (“to shake, quiver, tremble”), itself likely of imitative origin. Related to Old English cweċċan (“to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give up”) (see quitch), Dutch kwakkelen (“to ail, be ailing”), German Quackelei (“chattering”), Danish kvakle (“to bungle”), Latin vexō (“toss, shake violently, jostle, vex”), Irish bogadh (“a move, movement, shift, change”).