shake /ʃeik/ vi. & vt. (shook /ʃuk/, shaken /ʃeikən/) 1. 震动，颤动；摇，抖动：In an earthquake you’ll feel the earth shaking. 地震时你会感到大地在颤动。Shake the bottle before taking the medicine. 吃药前把瓶子摇晃一下。 2.用于习语或短语动词 shake down 搜查；休整：We can’t shake down the whole building, - only the suspect’s apartment.我们不能搜查整座大楼，只能搜查嫌疑犯的住宅。Give the new arrangements time to shake down - I’m sure they’ll be OK.给一段时间休整一下，我想他们一定行。shake hands (with)…与…握手： They shook hands with us eagerly. 他们热情地与我们握手。 shake one’s head摇头：She shook her head at the idea.听了这个想法，她摇了摇头。 shake off 摆脱，甩掉：shake off the enemy fighters 甩掉敌机 shake up 使震惊或不安；对…进行大动作或大改变：I think she was quite shaken up by the accident.我想她对此事件会感到相当震惊。The first thing the new chairman of the company did was to shake up the management. 公司新总裁做的第一件事就是对管理动大手术。
shaky /ˈʃeiki/ adj. 1. 摇晃的,发抖的,颤抖的：a shaky table摇摇晃晃的桌子；a shaky voice颤抖的声音The experience had left him rather shaky.这次经历使得他胆战心惊。2 不可靠的； 不稳定的：The company’s finances are looking a bit shaky.这个公司的财政情况看来有点不稳定。The peace treaty rests on shaky foundations.这项和平条约建于不稳固的基础上。My English is rather shaky.我的英语不太流利。
