aftershock
英 [ˈɑːf.tə.ʃɒk]
美 [ˈæf.tɚ.ʃɑːk]
- n. 余震
- 余波
英语词源
- aftershock (n.)
- also after-shock, 1894, from after + shock (n.1).
权威例句
- 1. They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.
- 他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。
- 2. They were already under stress, thanks to the aftershock of last year's drought.
- 去年遭受的旱灾让他们心有余悸、倍感忧虑。
- 3. The aftershock frequency decreases regularly with time.
- 余震的频度随时间有规律地减少.
- 4. Meanwhile, Pakistan was jolted early Friday by another strong aftershock.
- 同时, 巴基斯坦星期五早上又有强烈余震发生.
- 5. An aftershock jolted me awake with the thud of collapsing buildings.
- 我在一阵余震的晃动下醒来,周围响起建筑物坍塌的声音.