1. 摇动;抖动;摇晃If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backwards and forwards or up and down. You can also shake a person, for example, because you are angry with them or because you want them to wake up.

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e.g. The nurse shook the thermometer and put it under my armpit...护士把体温计甩了甩，然后放到了我的腋下。e.g. Shake the rugs well and hang them for a few hours before replacing on the floor...把地毯好好抖抖，挂起来晾上几小时再铺到地板上。

2. 摇动，抖动(身体或身体部位)If you shake yourself or your body, you make a lot of quick, small, repeated movements without moving from the place where you are.

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e.g. As soon as he got inside, the dog shook himself...他一进来，狗就开始摇头摆尾。e.g. He shook his hands to warm them up.他摇动双手让它们暖和起来。

3. 摇头(表示拒绝、怀疑或难过)If you shake your head, you turn it from side to side in order to say 'no' or to show disbelief or sadness.

e.g. 'Anything else?' Colum asked. Kathryn shook her head wearily...“还有别的吗?”科拉姆问。凯瑟琳疲惫地摇了摇头。e.g. We were amazed, shocked, dumbfounded, shaking our heads in disbelief.我们震惊、愕然、目瞪口呆，难以置信地摇着头。

4. (因为寒冷或害怕而)发抖，颤抖，战栗，哆嗦If you are shaking, or a part of your body is shaking, you are making quick, small movements that you cannot control, for example because you are cold or afraid.

e.g. He roared with laughter, shaking in his chair...他放声大笑，笑得身子在椅子上直颤。e.g. My hand shook so much that I could hardly hold the microphone...我的手抖得如此厉害，几乎都拿不住麦克风了。

5. (因害怕、生病或喝醉酒而产生的)颤抖，战栗，哆嗦If you have the shakes, your body is shaking a lot because you are afraid or ill, or because you have drunk too much alcohol.

e.g. Another man constantly chain-smoked and seemed to have the shakes.另一名男子一直一支接一支地抽烟，似乎身体有些发抖。

6. (因愤怒而)挥动,舞动(拳头、棍子等)If you shake your fist or an object such as a stick at someone, you wave it in the air in front of them because you are angry with them.

e.g. The colonel rushed up to Earle, shaking his gun at him...上校冲向厄尔，朝他挥着枪。e.g. The protesters burst through police lines into the cathedral square, shaking clenched fists.抗议者冲破警方封锁线来到教堂广场上，挥舞着愤怒的拳头。

7. (使)震颤;(使)震动;(使)摇动If a force shakes something, or if something shakes, it moves from side to side or up and down with quick, small, but sometimes violent movements.

shake什么意思

e.g. ...an explosion that shook buildings several kilometers away...使几公里以外的建筑物都感觉到震动的爆炸e.g. The hiccups may shake your baby's body from head to foot...打嗝可能会让宝宝从头到脚地颤。

8. 摇(出);抖(落)To shake something into a certain place or state means to bring it into that place or state by moving it quickly up and down or from side to side.

e.g. Small insects can be collected by shaking them into a jar...收集小昆虫时可以把它们装进广口瓶里。e.g. She frees her mass of hair from a rubber band and shakes it off her shoulders...她解开橡皮筋，将浓密的头发披散在肩头。

9. (声音因紧张、生气等)颤抖If your voice is shaking, you cannot control it properly and it sounds very unsteady, for example because you are nervous or angry.

e.g. His voice shaking with rage, he asked how the committee could keep such a report from the public.他气得声音发抖，质问委员会这样一份报告怎么能向公众隐瞒。

10. 使震惊;使激动;使烦乱If an event or a piece of news shakes you, or shakes your confidence, it makes you feel upset and unable to think calmly.

e.g. The news of Tandy's escape had shaken them all...坦迪逃跑的消息让他们所有人都无比震惊。e.g. She was close to both of her parents and was undeniably shaken by their divorce...她和父母的关系都很亲近，因此毫无疑问，他们的离婚对她打击很大。

11. 动摇(某人或其信念)If an event shakes a group of people or their beliefs, it causes great uncertainty and makes them question their beliefs.

shake什么意思

e.g. It won't shake the football world if we beat Torquay...即便我们击败了托基队也不能撼动足球界。e.g. When events happen that shake these beliefs, our fear takes control...当一些事情的发生动摇这些信念时，恐惧就会占据我们的心灵。

12. 使摒弃，使改变(态度、信念)If you shake someone out of an attitude or belief that you disapprove of, you cause them to change their attitude or belief to one that is more responsible or sensible.

e.g. No amount of reasoning could shake him out of his conviction...再怎样跟他讲道理都不能让他放弃自己认准的事。e.g. Many businessmen still find it hard to shake themselves out of the old state-dependent habit.很多商人发现自己仍然很难摆脱依赖政府的老习惯。

13. 同 milkshakeA shake is the same as a milkshake .

e.g. He sent his driver to fetch him a strawberry shake.他让司机去给他买一杯草莓奶昔。

14. 公平的机会If you do not get a fair shake, you are not given a reasonable opportunity to succeed or to achieve something.

e.g. A lot of people think that they're not going to get a fair shake from the courts.很多人认为他们在法庭上不会受到公平的审判。

15. 技术不高的;不出色的;无效的If you say that someone or something is no great shakes, you mean that they are not very skilful or effective.

e.g. I'm no great shakes as a detective...作为一名侦探我并不出色。e.g. The protests have failed partly because the opposition politicians are no great shakes.抗议失败了，部分原因是因为反对派政治家们并未发挥积极作用。

16. 与…握手If you shake someone's hand or shake someone by the hand, you shake hands with them.

e.g. I said congratulations and walked over to him and shook his hand...我向他表示祝贺，并走过去和他握手。e.g. The Secretary emerged, a big fat man who quickly shook us all by the hand.这位大臣现身了，是一个大块头，他迅速和我们所有人都握了手。

17. (打招呼、道别、道贺或表示赞同时)与…握手If you shake hands with someone, you take their right hand in your own for a few moments, often moving it up and down slightly, when you are saying hello or goodbye to them, congratulating them, or agreeing on something. You can also say that two people shake hands .

e.g. He nodded greetings to Mary Ann and Michael and shook hands with Burke...他向玛丽·安及迈克尔点头致意，并和伯克握了手。e.g. We shook hands and parted on good terms.我们握了握手，然后祝福道别。

18. to shake the foundations of something -> see foundationto shake like a leaf -> see leafmore things than you can shake a stick at -> see stickshaken but not stirred -> see stir

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