名詞 quake:

1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
   同義詞：earthquake, temblor, seism

動詞 quake:

1. shake with fast, tremulous movements
   同義詞：quiver, palpitate
2. shake with seismic vibrations
   同義詞：tremor

1. The actual cause of the quake itself is the rupturing or breaking of rocks at or below the earth's surface.
   地震本身的真正原因是地球表面的或地底下的巖石斷裂或破裂。
2. There were four major quakes in this century.
   本世紀有四次大的地震。
3. The ground quaked under his feet.
   大地在他的腳下震動。
4. I stood there quaking with fear.
   我站在那里，害怕得直發(fā)抖。

quake

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
quaked,quak.ing,quakes
To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
震動；顫抖：震動或發(fā)抖，如由不穩(wěn)定或震驚引起的
To shiver, as with cold or from strong emotion.See Synonyms at shake
顫抖：哆嗦，如因寒冷或強烈的感情引起參見 shake
n.（名詞）
An instance of quaking.
震動：震動的情況
An earthquake.
地震

來源：
Middle English quaken
中古英語 quaken
from Old English cwacian
源自 古英語 cwacian

【引伸】
quak.y
adj.（形容詞）