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.
地震過後只有幾幢房屋還立著.
The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
地震對這個城市造成了大破壞.
A violent earthquake occurred there.
那裡發生了強烈地震.
Many houses were damaged by the earthquake.
許多房屋在地震中遭到毀壞.
This earthquake affected several cities in the vicinity.
這次地震波及周圍幾個城市.