quake /kweik]/ I. vi. 晃动，震动；颤抖：She quaked with fright.她吓得发抖。The earth quaked.地震了。The buildings quaked when the bomb went off.炸弹爆炸时，房屋都震动了。‖II. n. [c] 地震（=earthquake）：sea quake海啸