aftershock是什么意思？

aftershock

英[ˈɑ:ftəʃɒk] 美[ˈæftərʃɑk]

• n. 余震；

复数：aftershocks;

例句

• Meanwhile, Pakistan was jolted early Friday by another strong aftershock. 同时, 巴基斯坦星期五早上又有强烈余震发生.
• They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again. 他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。
• They were already under stress, thanks to the aftershock of last year's drought. 去年遭受的旱灾让他们心有余悸、倍感忧虑。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  余震
  Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which occur after a large earthquake.
• N-COUNT
  余悸
  People sometimes refer to the effects of an important event, especially a bad one, as the aftershock .
  例句
  They were already under stress, thanks to the aftershock of last year's drought. 去年遭受的旱灾让他们心有余悸、倍感忧虑。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake

行业词典

• 地球物理学： 余震；