English Dictionary

earthquake

/ˈɜːθkweɪk/

noun

A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.

The earthquake shook the entire city.

意味（1）

A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.

Her alablaster brest she soft did kis, / Which all that while shee felt to pant and quake, / As it an Earth-quake were: at last she thus bespake.

意味（2）

(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.

Since the response of some man-made structures to the ground motion near the epicenter is highly dependent on frequency, a significant difference in potential damage to the structures is expected between earthquakes and moonquakes.