aftershocks是什么意思？

aftershocks

英['ɑ:ftəʃɒks] 美['ɑftəʃɒks]

• n. 余震( aftershock的名词复数 )；

例句

• That after another , is repeated a thousand aftershocks ah. 那接踵而来的, 是一千多次的余震啊.
• Many survivors lack adequate shelter and face rains, flooding and aftershocks. 许多幸存者缺乏足够的住房和面对暴雨, 洪水和余震.
• But the relief operation has been hampered by a series of aftershocks. 但是救援工作被一系列的余震所阻止.

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。