shake1 /ʃeɪk/ ●●● S3 W2 verb (past tensepst shook /ʃʊk/, past participlepp shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/) → sheikh
1 move 移動 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SHAKE to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force, or to make something or someone do this 〔上下或左右〕搖動,搖撼;(使)顫動She shook him to wake him up. 她搖搖他,想把他叫醒。
Shake the bottle before you open it. 打開瓶子之前先搖一搖。
The whole house started to shake. 整幢房子搖晃起來。
The car shook as it went over a bump. 汽車駛過一個隆起的地方時颠了一下。
shake something out of/off/from somethingShe shook the sand out of her shoes (=removed it by shaking). 她把鞋裏的沙子抖掉。
2 body 身體 [intransitiveI]SHAKE if someone shakes, or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc 發抖,顫抖 SYN tremble, → shiverThe little boy’s hand was shaking. 這小男孩的手在發抖。
shake with fear/laughter/anger etcI could see my neighbor shaking with laughter. 我看到鄰居笑得渾身直抖。
What’s wrong with you? You’re shaking like a leaf (=shaking a lot because you are very nervous or frightened). 你怎麽了?你渾身在哆嗦。
be shaking in your shoes/boots (=be very nervous) 非常緊張I was shaking in my shoes – I thought he was going to fire me. 我十分害怕,以爲他要把我開除了。
3 shake your head NOREFUSEto move your head from side to side as a way of saying no, or to show disapproval, surprise, or sadness 搖頭〔表示否定、不贊成、驚訝或悲傷〕When asked if he wanted anything else, he just shook his head. 問他是否要點别的,他只是搖了搖頭。
Mark shook his head in disbelief. 馬克不相信地搖搖頭。
shake your head• Even before I'd finished my sentence, Dad was already shaking his head.• Ah, good, he has stopped shaking his head.• Behind Billic, Loulse shook her head.• She shook her head. "I'm afraid I don't agree, " she said.• I watch a white Lamborghini Countach trundle past on the street outside and shake my head in disbelief.• Broomhead shook his head in resigned disbelief and set about installing the gramophone in its housing.• And you are laughing again, shaking your head, it's what's-happening-I-don't-believe-this-honey time again.• She shook her head, moved it closer to the glass, and the image changed.• "Shall I give him a message from you?" "Rosalie shook her head. "No, I expect he'll be telephoning me." 4 shake somebody’s hand/shake hands with somebody HELLOto move someone’s hand up and down with your own hand as a greeting or as a sign you have agreed something 與某人握手He shook my hand warmly. 他熱情地和我握手。
Wilkins shook hands with him. 威爾金斯和他握了握手。
If we have a deal, let’s shake on it (=show that we have made an agreement by shaking hands). 如果我們成交的話,就握手爲定吧。
shake on it• Let's shake on it.• I said, and we shook on it.
5 shock 震驚SHOCK [transitiveT] to make someone feel very upset or shocked 使震驚,使難以置信Kerrie was so shaken by the attack that she won’t go out alone. 克麗被那次襲擊嚇得都不敢獨自出門了。
The murder shook the whole town. 這樁謀殺案震驚了全鎮。
6 shake somebody’s confidence/beliefs etc LESSto make someone feel less confident, less sure about their beliefs etc 動搖某人的信心/信仰等His confidence was badly shaken. 他的自信心受到很大的打擊。
7 somebody’s voice shakes NERVOUSif someone’s voice is shaking, it is not steady and they sound very worried, angry, or frightened 某人〔因擔心、憤怒或害怕而〕嗓音發顫Her voice was shaking as she announced the news. 她宣布這條消息的時候聲音都在顫抖。
shake with rage/emotion etcReg’s voice shook with rage. 雷吉氣得聲音都發抖了。
shake with rage/emotion etc• The tall woman was shaking with rage.• She began to shake with rage as the lift reached the floor on which her apartment was situated.• His hands shook with rage, but he sat, then Pearl sat.• And that is why in the spring of 1865 men shook with rage in front of Olympia.• She was shaking with rage, there was fifth-degree murder in her eyes. 8 shake your fist (at somebody) ANGRYto show that you are angry by holding up and shaking your tightly closed hand (對某人)揮動拳頭He shook his fist at the driver of the other car. 他對另一輛汽車的司機揮動拳頭。
shake your fist (at somebody)• Follow me round muttering and shaking their fists.• Asshe shook his fist, and advanced threateningly.• She shook her fist as she had at the old man in the lobby.• Then he spoke roughly once more, shoved the teeth deeper into his pocket and shook his fist at her.• Eighteen years and 110 Tests later he bowed out, with Nemesis unable to resist shaking her fist at him.• In the midst of all this I let go of one handful of weed to shake my fist at him.• It made him laugh to see her standing there, shaking her fist at the departing van.• Better to leave your audience wailing in the dark, shaking their fists, some crying How?, others why? 9 shake a leg spokenHURRY used to tell someone to hurry, or quickly start doing something 趕忙,趕緊,快點 用以催促别人開始做某事〕C’mon, shake a leg! 快點,趕緊啦!
n COLLOCATIONSadverbsshake slightlyAdam opened the envelope, his hand shaking slightly.
shake violentlyShe found him huddled in a corner, shaking violently.
shake uncontrollablyHis whole body shook uncontrollably.
be shaking badly (=be shaking a lot)She had been crying, and was still shaking badly.
be visibly shaking (=be shaking in a way that other people can see)He was visibly shaking with anger.
phrasesshake with laughterBoth women shook with laughter.
shake with anger/fear etcHe stood there shaking with anger.
be shaking all overShe was shaking all over, partly from cold, partly from shock.
be shaking like a leaf (=be shaking a lot because you are nervous or frightened)Diana was shaking like a leaf when she got up to give her talk.
be shaking in your shoes/boots (=be very nervous)The president must be shaking in his shoes about Tuesday’s vote.
n THESAURUSpersonshake if a person or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden continuous movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etcSuddenly he started to shake. ‘Don’t ever scare me like that again!’ he whispered.
The poor girl was shaking.
shudder to shake for a short time, especially because you think of something very unpleasant, or because you feel frightened or coldCorbett shuddered when he thought of what might have happened to them.
I shuddered when I read the article.
He was still shuddering with the cold.
She clung to him, shuddering with emotion.
tremble to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are frightened, worried, or angryErnest opened the letter in silence, his hands trembling.
Her whole body trembled with fear.
He hadn’t dared to move. He was trembling with shock.
‘I won’t be coming back, ’ she said, her body trembling with anger.
shiver to shake slightly, especially only a few times, because you are cold or frightenedShe shivered, pulling her coat closer around herself.
You make me shiver when you talk like that.
quiver especially literary to shake slightly and continuously because you are very worried or excited – used especially about someone’s lips, mouth, or bodyHer bottom lip began to quiver, and she turned away to hide her tears.
Alice’s eyes began to fill with tears and her mouth quivered. ‘I 'm going away, ’ she said.
wobble to move unsteadily from side to sideMrs Hamilton wobbled precariously on her high heels.
rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to sideHe rocked to and fro in his chair.
object/vehicle/the ground etcshake to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of forceThe floor shook from a distant explosion.
The walls were still shaking.
The trees were shaking in the wind.
rattle to shake and make a noiseThe windows rattled in the wind.
The train was rattling over the bridge.
vibrate to shake continuously with small fast movementsThe music was so loud that the whole room vibrated.
The atoms vibrate at different frequencies.
wobble to move unsteadily from side to sideThe bike began to wobble alarmingly as she fought to control it.
The cup wobbled and he grabbed it to stop it from falling.
rock to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to sideThe trailer rocked in the wind.
The boat was rocking from side to side with the waves.
shudder (also judder especially British EnglishBrE) if a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes for a short time.The lift shuddered then began to descend.
The engine shuddered into life (=it shook and then started working).
The car juddered to a halt (=it shook and then stopped) outside the house.
10 shake down phrasal verbphr v a) shake somebody ↔ downFORCE somebody TO DO something American EnglishAmE informal to get money from someone by using threats 敲詐,勒索〔某人〕 → shakedownCorrupt officials were shaking down local business owners. 腐敗的官員對當地商家敲詐勒索。
b) shake somebody/something ↔ downLOOK FOR American EnglishAmE informal to search a person or place thoroughly 徹底搜查某人/某地方 → shakedown c) if a new situation or arrangement shakes down, people start to get used to it and it becomes more effective 融入〔新環境〕,適應〔新安排〕The restructure has shaken down, and staff are showing a new sense of purpose. 改組已經深入人心,員工們身上已展現出一種全新的使命感。
11 shake somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v a) GET RID OFto get rid of an illness, problem etc 治好〔疾病〕;擺脫 〔問題〕I can’t seem to shake off this cold. 我這感冒好像怎麽也好不了。
shake off your image/reputation as somethingOutside investment has helped Sheridan to shake off its image as a depressed industrial town. 外來投資幫助謝裏登擺脫了工業蕭條城鎮的形象。
b) ESCAPEto escape from someone who is chasing you 擺脫,甩掉〔追趕你的人〕I think we’ve shaken them off. 我想我們已經把他們甩掉了。
shake off• Florence put her hand on mine but I shook it off.• He shook my hand like to shake it off.• But he shook it off and came forward again.• I shook her off and staggered out of the office, down the stairs and into the lobby.• He shook the dream off him.• McMurphy shook him off like a bull shaking off a monkey, but he was right back.• You want to shake him off like a wasp on a sunny day.• She screamed and grabbed for his whip arm; he shook her off without even looking at her. 12 shake out phrasal verbphr v a) shake something ↔ outSHAKE to shake a cloth, a bag, a sheet etc so that any small pieces of dirt, dust etc come off 把某物抖幹淨He shook out the handkerchief and put it back in his pocket. 他抖了抖手帕,把它放回口袋裏。
c) shake something ↔ out to change a situation by removing things from it that are not useful or that do not make a profit 把〔無用的或者不賺錢的部分〕抛棄,趕出市場As the airline industry shakes out all but the very fittest, catering companies could face serious troubles. 随着航空業大幅度精簡業務,餐飲公司可能會面臨嚴重的困境。
13 shake somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v b) CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto make changes to an organization in order to make it more effective 調整,改組〔機構等〕 SYN overhaulthe government’s plans to shake up the educational system 政府改革教育體系的計劃
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