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

• I just stood there quaking with fear
  我只是站在那儿，吓得直哆嗦。
• 33. The cake maker shakes a naked snake with the quaking rake without sake.
  33.蛋糕制造者无缘无故地用抖动的耙子摇一条赤裸的蛇。
• 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。
• The building was quaking terribly at that time.
  那时大楼震动得很厉害。
• 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。
• 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。
• Quaking aspens like these in the Elk Mountains of western Colorado, whose leaves tremble in the slightest wind, are common across North America.
  像这些在科罗拉多州西部的美洲赤鹿山颤动的杨树在整个北美非常普遍。它们的叶子会在微风中颤抖。
• At the last moment he's quaking so that I almost fear I'll have to substitute for him.
  到赴约前最后一分钟他仍吓得发抖，我不由得想自己恐怕不得不代他去了。
• The poor little boy stood outside the house, quaking with cold.
  那可怜的小男孩在房子外冻得瑟瑟发抖。
• 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。