"earthquake" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 地震

Definition

由地殼運動引起的地面突然震動。地震可能很輕微，也可能非常強烈，並造成嚴重破壞。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個中性、常見的名詞，常用於新聞、科學語境和日常表達。常見搭配有 "strong earthquake"、"major earthquake"、"earthquake damage" 和 "after an earthquake"。不要和 "aftershock" 混淆，後者指主震之後較小的餘震。

Examples

The earthquake damaged many houses.

這次**地震**損壞了很多房屋。

We felt an earthquake during the night.

我們在夜裡感覺到了一次**地震**。

After the earthquake, the school was closed.

**地震**發生後，學校關閉了。

Did you hear about the earthquake on the news this morning?

你今天早上在新聞裡聽說那場**地震**了嗎？

The whole apartment shook for a few seconds during the earthquake.

**地震**時，整間公寓晃了幾秒鐘。

People were posting videos online right after the earthquake hit.

**地震**發生後，人們馬上就在網路上發影片了。