名詞 earthquake:

1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
   同義詞：quake, temblor, seism
2. a disturbance that is extremely disruptive

1. The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.
   墻壁因地震而傾斜。
2. The city was rased by an earthquake.
   地震把這個城市夷為平地。
3. The daily flight to the city has been temporarily suspended because of the earthquake.
   因為地震，每天飛往這個城市的航班暫停了。
4. The newspaper article gave a graphic description of the earthquake.
   報紙文章生動地描述了地震的情況。
5. The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
   地震對這個城市造成了大破壞。
6. The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe.
   這次地震是個可怕的災(zāi)難。
7. The city was razed by an earthquake.
   地震把這個城市夷為平地。
8. The San Francisco earthquake was one of the worst catastrophes of the century.
   舊金山地震是世紀性的災(zāi)難之一。

earth.quake

n.（名詞）
A sudden movement of the earth`s crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity.Also called seism ,temblor
地震：由于地質(zhì)斷層積聚的壓力被釋放或由于火山活動引起的地殼的突然變動也作 seism,temblor