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shake AHD[shāk] D.J.[ʃeɪk]K.K.[ʃek]v.(动词)shook[sh‹k] shak.en[shāʹkən] shak.ing, shakes v.tr.(及物动词)- To cause to move to and fro with jerky movements.摇晃:使伴着不平稳的运动来回移动
- To cause to quiver, tremble, vibrate, or rock.使发抖,使颤抖:使震颤、颤抖、振动或摆动
- To cause to lose stability or waver:使动摇:使失去稳定性或动摇:a crisis that shook my deepest beliefs.此危机使我坚定的信念也为之动摇
- To remove or dislodge by jerky movements:抖去,拍掉:通过不平稳的运动使除去或移去:shook the dust from the cushions.把椅垫上的灰尘拍掉
- To bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking:藉着摇动而…:通过或好象通过震动使达到一特定状态:"It is not easy to shake one's heart free of the impression"(John Middleton Murry)“要将印象抹灭是不容易的”(约翰·米德尔顿·默里)
- Slang To get rid of:【俚语】 摆脱:couldn't shake the man who was following us.无法摆脱跟踪我们的男人
- To disturb or agitate; unnerve:使不安,使震动:使扰乱或骚动;使失去自制:She was shaken by the news of the disaster.她被那个灾难性的消息震惊了
- To brandish or wave, especially in anger:挥动:挥舞或摇动,尤指愤怒时:shake one's fist.挥拳
- To clasp (hands) in greeting or leave-taking or as a sign of agreement.握手:在问候或告别时或作为表示同意时紧握(双手)
- Music To trill (a note).【音乐】 用颤音演唱:以颤言发(一个音节)
- Games To rattle and mix (dice) before casting.【游戏】 摇骰子:在投掷前使(骰子)发出响声并搅混
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To move to and fro in short, irregular, often jerky movements.摇动:以短的、不规律的、常常急速的运动来回移动
- To tremble, as from cold or in anger.哆嗦:颤抖,如因寒冷或发怒
- To be unsteady; totter or waver.不稳,摇摆:不稳定;摇动或摇曳
- To move something vigorously up and down or from side to side, as in mixing.摇晃:上下或左右剧烈地移动某物,如在混合中
- Music To trill.【音乐】 以颤音发音
- To shake hands:握手:Let's shake on it.让我们为此握手
n.(名词)- The act of shaking.摇动:摇动的行为
- A trembling or quivering movement.颤抖:颤抖或震颤运动
- Informal An earthquake.【非正式用语】 地震
- A fissure in rock.岩石中的裂缝
- A crack in timber caused by wind or frost.裂缝:因风吹或霜冻引起的木材裂纹
- Informal A moment or an instant; a trice:【非正式用语】 一会儿:一瞬间或一刹那;顷刻:I'll do it in a shake.我一会儿就干
- Music A trill.【音乐】 颤音
- See milk shake 参见 milk shake
- A beverage in which the ingredients are mixed by shaking.混合饮料:一种通过晃动从而混合其中成分的饮料
- A rough shingle used to cover rustic buildings, such as barns:粗盖板:用来覆盖乡村建筑物如谷仓的粗制石棉瓦:cedar shakes.西洋杉木制的屋顶
- shakes Informal Uncontrollable trembling, as in a person who is cold, frightened, feverish, or ill. Often used withthe : shakes 【非正式用语】 发抖:不能控制的颤抖,如寒冷、害怕、发烧或生病的人身上发生的。常与the 连用: was suffering from a bad case of the shakes.正患有严重的颤抖病
- Slang A bargain or deal:【俚语】 交易,经营:getting a fair shake.做了一笔公平交易
shake down - Slang To extort money from.【俚语】 从…敲诈金钱
- Slang To make a thorough search of:【俚语】 对…进行一次彻底搜查:shook down the prisoners' cells for hidden weapons.彻底搜查犯人牢房以查出隐藏的武器
- To subject (a new ship or aircraft) to shakedown testing.试航:使(一艘新船或飞行器)受到试飞测试
- To become acclimated or accustomed, as to a new environment or a new job.使适应:变得适应或习惯的,如对新环境或新工作
shake off - To free oneself of; get rid of:脱离,摆脱:使某人自己免除…;除去…:We shook off our fears.我们摆脱了恐惧
shake up - To upset by or as if by a physical jolt or shock:受惊吓:被或好象被一种身体上的颠簸或震动扰得心神不安:was badly shaken up by the accident.因那次事故而饱受惊吓
- To subject to a drastic rearrangement or reorganization:大力整顿,重组:使受到变动很大的安排或组织:new management bent on shaking up the company.新领导集中全力对公司进行了整顿
give (someone) the shake【俚语】 - To escape from or get rid of:从…逃离或摆脱…:We managed to give our pursuers the shake.我们设法摆脱了追赶者
no great shakes【俚语】 - Unexceptional; ordinary:非例外的;普通的:"stepping in between the victim and the bully, even when the victim happens to be no great shakes"(Louis Auchincloss)“即使受害者是普通百姓,我们也应保护受害者不受恶霸欺侮”(路易斯·奥金克洛斯)
shake a leg【非正式用语】 - To dance.跳舞
- To move quickly; hurry up.快速移动;赶快
shake (another's) tree【俚语】 - To arouse to action or reaction; disturb:引起行动或反应;打扰:“[He] so shook Hollywood's tree that . . . all manner of . . . people called me unsolicited to itemize his mistakes or praise his courage" (Tina Brown)“[他] 是如此震动了好莱坞,以至于各界人士都主动打电话给我,数落他的过失或褒奖他的勇气” (蒂娜·布朗)
shake a stick at【俚语】 - To point out, designate, or name:指出,指明,命名:"All of a sudden there came into being a vast conservative infrastructure: think-tanks . . . and more foundations than you could shake a stick at"(National Review)“突然出现了一个庞大的保守的行政机构;智囊团…及名目繁多的基金会”(国内评论)
- Middle English shaken 中古英语 shaken
- from Old English sceacan 源自 古英语 sceacan
shakʹable 或 shakeʹable adj.(形容词)shake, tremble, quake, quiver, shiver, shudder- These verbs mean to manifest involuntary vibratory movement.这些动词意味着显示出不由自主的振动。
- Shake is the most general: Shake 是最普通的: The child's small body shook with weeping.孩子的小身躯因抽泣而抖动。The floor shook when she walked across the room.当她穿过房间时地板晃动。
- Tremble implies quick, rather slight movement,as from excitement, weakness, or anger: Tremble 意指迅速、相当轻微的运动,由于激动、虚弱或生气引起: I could feel the youngster's hand tremble in mine.我能感到那个年轻人的手在我的手中颤抖。The apple blossoms trembled in the wind.苹果花在风中摇曳。
- Quake refers to more violent movement,as that caused by shock or upheaval: Quake 指更强烈的运动,如由于冲击或巨变引起发抖: I was so terrified that my legs began to quake.我被吓坏了,连腿都开始发抖。
- Quiver suggests a slight, rapid, tremulous movement: Quiver 暗指轻微的、快速的、震颤的运动: "Her lip quivered like that of a child about to cry" (Booth Tarkington).“她的嘴唇抖动着,就象一个要哭的孩子” (伯斯·塔金顿)。
- Shiver involves rapid, rather slight trembling, as of a person experiencing chill: Shiver 意指受寒后快速、相当轻微的颤抖: "as I in hoary winter night stood shivering in the snow" (Robert Southwell).“我站在古老的冬日雪夜中颤抖” (罗伯特·索恩韦尔)。
- Shudder applies chiefly to convulsive shaking caused by fear, horror, or revulsion: Shudder 主要指由于恐惧、恐怖或心情的突变引起的骤发性震动: "She starts like one that spies an adder / . . . The fear whereof doth make him shake and shudder" (Shakespeare).See also Synonyms at agitate ,dismay “她象看到蝮蛇一般突然跳起来/…这种恐惧使他震颤” (莎士比亚) 参见同义词 agitate,dismay
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