earthquake
n. 地震
An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by movement of the earth's crust.
1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
2. a disturbance that is extremely disruptive;
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.
地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着.
The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
地震对这个城市造成了大破坏.
A violent earthquake occurred there.
那里发生了强烈地震.
Many houses were damaged by the earthquake.
许多房屋在地震中遭到毁坏.
This earthquake affected several cities in the vicinity.
这次地震波及周围几个城市.