quaking

英 [ˈkweɪkɪŋ]

美 [ˈkweɪkɪŋ]

v.  (因恐惧或紧张)发抖，颤抖，哆嗦; 震动; 颤动
quake的现在分词

现在分词：quaking　

BNC.44750 / COCA.33164

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 同earthquake
  Aquakeis the same as anearthquake.
  1. The quake destroyed mud buildings in many remote villages.
     这次地震摧毁了许多偏远乡村的土坯房。
• VERB (通常指因恐惧)发抖，颤抖，哆嗦
  If youquake, you shake, usually because you are very afraid.
  1. I just stood there quaking with fear...
     我只是站在那儿，吓得直哆嗦。
  2. Her shoulders quaked.
     她的双肩瑟瑟发抖。
• PHRASE 十分紧张;非常害怕；吓得发抖
  If youare quaking inyourbootsorquaking inyourshoes, you feel very nervous or afraid, and may be feeling slightly weak as a result.
  1. If you stand up straight you'll give an impression of self-confidence even if you're quaking in your boots.
     要是你站得笔挺，就算实际上怕得要命，你都会给人留下非常自信的印象。

双语例句

• He continued pushing cautiously, and quaking every time it creaked, till he judged he might squeeze through on his knees; so he put his head through and began, warily.
  他又小心翼翼地推门。每次门响一声，他都吓得发抖，后来他估计可以趴着挤进去时，就把头先伸进去，心惊胆战地开始往里爬。
• I went to bed, as it was time, and lay quaking for a couple of hours.
  我上了床，因为已经是睡觉的时候了。我躺在床上还一直哆嗦了两个多种头。
• He was quaking with cold.
  他因冷而打哆嗦。
• I just stood there quaking with fear
  我只是站在那儿，吓得直哆嗦。
• Was last year cruel or kind to you, professionally speaking? Even if your career didn't take a hit, the tumult of the last few months may have you quaking in your boots over the future.
  职业方面，过去的一年对你来说是好是坏呢？即使你的职业没有受到损害，过去几个月的波动也许让你对未来双腿发软了吧。
• The ground was quaking beneath him as the artillery barrage began.
  当炮兵掩护火力开始的时候，地面在他脚下剧烈颤动。
• Tom, quaking with fear, yielded, and put his eye to the crack.
  汤姆吓得直发抖，但还是走过去，贴着裂逢往外看。
• He was standing in a dimly lit room, and a semicircle of wizards faced him, and on the floor at his feet knelt a small, quaking figure.
  他正站在一个灯光昏暗的房间里，巫师们面向他围成半圆，他脚边的地板上跪着一个颤抖的矮小身影。
• They're quaking like they're jelly!
  他们摇晃起来和果冻一样无力！
• Then he gave a horrible laugh and stalked out. A sense of humor may take various forms and laughter may be anything from a refined tinkle to an earth quaking roar.
  然后他放声狞笑，大摇大摆地走了出去。【参考译文】默感表现的方式多种多样，笑也许是银铃般优雅轻笑，也许是震耳欲聋的放声大笑。