shake
verb
noun
ʃeɪk verb
1
MOVE
移动
to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force, or to make something or someone do this 〔上下或左右〕摇动，摇撼;（使）颤动 I,T
She shook him to wake him up.
她摇摇他，想把他叫醒。
Shake the bottle before you open it.
打开瓶子之前先摇一摇。
The whole house started to shake.
整幢房子摇晃起来。
The car shook as it went over a bump.
汽车驶过一个隆起的地方抖动了一下。
shake sth out of/off/from sth
She shook the sand out of her shoes (=removed it by shaking) .
她把鞋里的沙子抖掉。
2
BODY
身体
if someone shakes, or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc 发抖，颤抖; I
The little boy’s hand was shaking.
这小男孩的手在发抖。
shake with fear/laughter/anger etc
I could see my neighbor shaking with laughter.
我看到邻居笑得浑身发抖。
What’s wrong with you? You’re shaking like a leaf (=shaking a lot because you are very nervous or frightened) .
你怎么了？你浑身在哆嗦。
be shaking in your shoes/boots (be very nervous) 非常紧张
I was shaking in my shoes – I thought he was going to fire me.
我十分害怕，我以为他要把我开除了。
3
shake your head
to move your head from side to side as a way of saying no, or to show disapproval, surprise, or sadness 摇头〔表示不、不赞成、惊讶或悲伤〕
When asked if he wanted anything else, he just shook his head.
问他是否要点别的，他只是摇了摇头。
Mark shook his head in disbelief.
马克不相信地摇摇头。
4
shake sb’s hand/shake hands with sb
to move some one’s hand up and down with your own hand as a greeting or as a sign you have agreed something 与某人握手
He shook my hand warmly.
他热情地和我握手。
Wilkins shook hands with him.
威尔金斯和他握了握手。
If we have a deal, let’s shake on it (=show that we have made an agreement by shaking hands) .
如果我们成交的话，我们就握手为定吧。
5
SHOCK
震惊
to make someone feel very upset or shocked 使震惊，使难以置信 T
Kerrie was so shaken by the attack that she won’t go out alone.
克丽被那次袭击吓坏了，都不敢独自出门了。
The murder shook the whole town.
这桩谋杀案震惊了全镇的人。
6
shake sb’s confidence/beliefs etc
to make someone feel less confident, less sure about their beliefs etc 动摇某人的信心/信仰等
His confidence was badly shaken.
他的自信心受到很大的打击。
7
sb’s voice shakes
if someone’s voice is shaking, it is not steady and they sound very worried, angry, or frightened 某人〔因担心、愤怒或害怕而〕声音发颤
Her voice was shaking as she announced the news.
她宣布这条消息的时候嗓音都在发抖。
shake with rage/emotion etc
Reg’s voice shook with rage.
雷吉气得声音都发抖了。
8
shake your fist (at sb)
to show that you are angry by holding up and shaking your tightly closed hand （对某人）挥动拳头
He shook his fist at the driver of the other car.
他对另一辆汽车的司机挥动拳头。
9
shake a leg
used to tell someone to hurry, or quickly start doing something [口] 赶忙，赶紧，快点儿〔用以催促别人开始做某事〕 spoken
C’mon, shake a leg!
快点，赶紧啦！
10
shake sb down
↔ to get money from someone by using threats [美，非正式] 敲诈某人，勒索某人 AmE informal
Corrupt officials were shaking down local business owners.
腐败的官员对当地商家敲诈勒索。
11
shake sb/sth down
↔ to search a person or place thoroughly [美，非正式] 彻底搜查某人/某地方 AmE informal
12 if a new situation or arrangement shakes down, people start to get used to it and it becomes more effective 融入〔新环境〕，适应〔新安排〕
The restructure has shaken down, and staff are showing a new sense of purpose.
改组已经深入人心，员工们表现出一种全新的精神面貌。
13 to get rid of an illness, problem etc 治好〔疾病〕; 摆脱〔问题〕
I can’t seem to shake off this cold.
我这感冒好像怎么也好不了。
shake off your image/reputation as sth
Outside investment has helped Sheridan to shake off its image as a depressed industrial town.
外来投资帮助谢里登摆脱了萧条工业城镇的形象。
14 to escape from someone who is chasing you 摆脱，甩掉〔追赶你的人〕
I think we’ve shaken them off.
我想我们已经把他们给甩掉了。
15
shake sth out
↔ to shake a cloth, a bag, a sheet etc so that any small pieces of dirt, dust etc come off 把某物抖干净
He shook out the handkerchief and put it back in his pocket.
他抖了抖手帕，把它放回口袋里。
16 if an organization or industry shakes out, it becomes calmer after a difficult period of time 〔组织或企业经历困难期后〕稳定下来
He’ll look for bargains after the real estate market shakes out.
等到房地产市场稳定下来之后，他要去找找便宜的房子。
17
shake sth out
↔ to change a situation by removing things from it that are not useful or that do not make a profit 把〔无用的或者不赚钱的部分〕抛弃，赶出市场
As the airline industry shakes out all but the very fittest, catering companies could face serious troubles.
航空业除了最盈利的大公司外，其他的都要被淘汰出局，因此饮食服务公司可能会面临严重的困境。
18 to give someone a very unpleasant shock, so that they feel very upset and frightened 使震惊; 使震动; 使不安
She was badly shaken up by the accident.
这次事故把她吓坏了。
19 to make changes to an organization in order to make it more effective 调整，改组〔机构等〕
the government’s plans to shake up the educational system
政府要对教育体系进行大调整的计划
20
Shake
is a fairly general word. It can be used to talk about objects moving. shake是一个比较笼统的词语，可以用来表示物体的震动、颤动
There was a loud bang and the building shook.
砰的一声巨响，大楼颤动了起来。
21 It can also be used to talk about people’s bodies moving because of cold, strong emotion, or illness. 它也可以用来指人的身体因寒冷、强烈的感情或疾病引起的抖动
Mary shook with rage.
玛丽气得发抖。
22
wobbles
If something , it moves from side to side because it is not steady or balanced. wobble 是指物体因不稳定或不平衡而引起的摇晃、摇摆
The desk wobbles when you put anything on it.
这张书桌只要你往上面放东西，它就会摇晃。
23
rattles
If something hard , it shakes and makes a quick series of short sounds. rattle 表示硬的物体晃动并发出一连串快速而短促的嘎嘎声
The wind blew and the windows rattled.
风刮得窗户嘎嘎作响。
24
vibrates
If something , it makes small quick regular movements that you can hear or feel. vibrate 表示物体震动，让人听得到或感觉得到
The engine began to vibrate.
引擎开始震动起来。
25
trembles
If someone , their body shakes with very small movements, especially because they are angry, afraid, or excited. tremble 表示某人因生气、害怕或激动而身体发抖
Trembling, she approached him.
她浑身颤抖着走近他。
26
shivers
If someone , their body shakes with small movements, especially because they are cold or frightened. shiver表示某人因寒冷或害怕而身体发抖
We sat shivering under a blanket.
我们盖了块毛毯坐着直哆嗦。
noun
27 if you give something a shake, you move it up and down or from side to side 摇动，摇晃 C
Give the bottle a good shake before use.
使用前要使劲摇晃瓶子。
He refused with a shake of the head (=a movement of the head from side to side to mean no) .
他摇摇头拒绝了。
28 a cold drink made from milk, ICE CREAM , and fruit or chocolate 奶昔〔一种用牛奶、冰激凌和水果或巧克力做的饮料〕; C
a strawberry shake
一杯草莓奶昔
29
the shakes
nervous shaking of your body caused by illness, fear, too much alcohol, not getting a drug you are dependent on etc 〔因生病、恐惧、喝酒过多等而引起的〕哆嗦
If I don’t smoke, I get the shakes .
我要是不吸烟就会浑身哆嗦。
30
in a couple of shakes/two shakes
very soon 一剎那，立刻，马上 informal
I’ll be back in two shakes.
我马上就回来。
31
no great shakes
not very skilful, or not very good [口] 技术并不高明的，不大出色的 spoken
He’s no great shakes as a singer.
作为歌手他水平不高。
32
get/give sb a fair shake
to get or give someone fair treatment [非正式] 得到公平的待遇/公正地对待某人 informal