earthquake

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

earth·quake [earthquake earthquakes] BrE [ˈɜːθkweɪk] NAmE [ˈɜːrθkweɪk] (also informal quake) noun
a sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surface
•damage caused by a powerful earthquake
•The earthquake measured 6 • 8 on the Richter scale.
See also: ↑quake

Example Bank:
•It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in the US.
•The area has not experienced a major earthquake in more than 700 years.
•The block of flats was destroyed in an earthquake.
•The earthquake hit the city at two in the morning.
•The earthquake shook buildings throughout the business district.
•The school was built to withstand earthquakes.
•You can't accurately predict earthquakes.
•an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale
•an organization which monitors earthquake activity
•the evacuation of coastlines within 600 miles of the earthquake's epicentre/epicenter
•the tsunami caused by an undersea earthquake

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  quake, temblor, seism