shake
- IPA[SHāk]
美式
- (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate；cause to tremble or vibrate
- an act of shaking；an amount of something that is sprinkled by shaking a container
verb: shake, 3rd person present: shakes, gerund or present participle: shaking, past tense: shook, past participle: shaken
noun: shake, plural noun: shakes
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate buildings shook in Sacramento and tremors were felt in Reno 同義詞
- ▪ cause to tremble or vibrate a severe earthquake shook the area
- ▪ (of a person, a part of the body, or the voice) tremble uncontrollably from a strong emotion Luke was shaking with rage her voice shook with passion 同義詞
- 2. move (an object) up and down or from side to side with rapid, forceful, jerky movements she stood in the hall and shook her umbrella they shook the sand out of their shoes 同義詞
- ▪ grasp (someone) and move them roughly to and fro, either in anger or to rouse them from sleep he gently shook the driver awake and they set off
- ▪ brandish in anger or as a warning; make a threatening gesture with men shook their fists and shouted 同義詞
- 3. upset the composure or confidence of; shock or astonish rumors of a further loss shook the market the escalation in costs is certain to shake the confidence of private investors 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ cause a change of mood or attitude by shocking or disturbing (someone) he had to shake himself out of his lethargy
- 4. informal successfully deal with or recover from (an illness, injury, or negative feeling) I couldn't shake the feeling that everyone was laughing at me I've had this cold that I just can't shake
名詞
- 1. an act of shaking with a shake of its magnificent antlers the stag charged down the slope camera shake causes the image to become blurred 同義詞
- ▪ an amount of something that is sprinkled by shaking a container add a few shakes of sea salt and black pepper
- 2. informal a fit of trembling or shivering I wouldn't go in there, it gives me the shakes 同義詞
- 3. a milkshake don't miss the homemade cookies and shakes
- 4. informal an earth tremor. 同義詞
- 5. a trill.
