earthquake
US /ˈɝθˌkweɪk/
Definition
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The strong earthquake damaged several buildings in the northern part of town.
Synonyms
- tremoran involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
- quakeshaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
Collocations
- Easy earthquake safety drilldescribing earthquake safety drill (shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity)
- Medium earthquake emergency relief funddescribing earthquake emergency relief fund (shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity)
- Hard earthquake-resistant engineering designsa collocation phrase: earthquake-resistant engineering designs
- Very Hard political earthquake rattling the regimedescribing political earthquake rattling the regime (involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; - Daniel Goleman)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.