Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
earthquake
earth‧quake /ˈɜːθkweɪk $ ˈɜːrθ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a sudden shaking of the earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage ⇨ seismic: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck southern California on June 28. The city is in an earthquake zone. • • • COLLOCATIONS adjectives ▪ big/large This is the biggest earthquake ever recorded in this area. ▪ small The town experiences dozens of small earthquakes every year. ▪ powerful (=with a lot of force)Flights were cancelled after a powerful earthquake shook the northwest of the country. ▪ a major earthquake (=very big)If a major earthquake hits a large city, millions could die. ▪ a minor earthquake (=a small one)Minor earthquakes are relatively common. ▪ a great/massive earthquake (=extremely big)1906 is remembered for the great earthquake that destroyed San Francisco. ▪ a severe/devastating earthquake (=causing a lot of damage)The whole town was flattened by a devastating earthquake. verbs ▪ an earthquake happens (also an earthquake occurs formal) Scientists cannot predict when an earthquake will occur. ▪ an earthquake hits/strikes a place (=happens in a particular place)The region was struck by a major earthquake last year. ▪ an earthquake destroys/damages somethingThe earthquake completely destroyed all the buildings on the island. ▪ an earthquake measures 5/6.4 etc on the Richter ScaleThe earthquake, which measured 7.6 on the Richter scale, left more than 20,000 homeless. phrases ▪ the magnitude of an earthquake (=how powerful it is)Measuring stations identify the location and magnitude of an earthquake within a few minutes of the event. • • • THESAURUS ▪ earthquake a sudden shaking of the earth’s surface: The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads. ▪ quake informal an earthquake – used especially in journalism: More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores. ▪ tremor a small movement in the earth’s surface in which the ground shakes slightly: He was awoken by a series of tremors during the night. ▪ aftershock further movements in the earth’s surface that happen after a larger earthquake: In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks. ▪ tsunami an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water: There was no warning of the approaching tsunami.
