參考例句:Our oceans are alive with earthquakes, volcanoes, and more recently,tsunamis 海中充滿著地震 、 火山, 包括最近發(fā)生的海嘯
山崩:landslide
參考例句:The mountain fell down and the river dried up 山崩川竭
泥石流:mud-rock flow
參考例句:Latest reports say that mud slides buried entire villages 最新報道說泥石流掩埋了整個整個的村莊
雪崩:avalanche
參考例句:Khalil heard the thunder of an avalanche 哈利勒聽到了雪崩傳來的轟隆聲
火山爆發(fā):volcanic eruption
參考例句:A volcano erupted and propelled rocks high into the sky 火山爆發(fā),把無數(shù)的石塊拋向天空.
地震:earthquake/tremor
參考例句:The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran 地震帶來的沖擊波在德黑蘭也能感覺到
海底地震:submarine earthquake
參考例句:A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcaniceruption 由海底地震或火山噴發(fā)而造成的巨大海浪
震級:magnitude/Richter scale
參考例句:The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had a magnitude of 8.3 1906年舊金山地震的震級為8.3級
余震:aftershock
參考例句:Further tremors could level more buildings 余震可能會摧毀更多的建筑物
龍卷風(fēng):tornado/cyclone
參考例句:A tornado whirled into the town last week 龍卷風(fēng)上周襲擊了這座城市.
颶風(fēng):hurricane
參考例句:The eye of the hurricane hit Florida just south of Miami 颶風(fēng)的風(fēng)眼襲擊了佛羅里達州邁阿密正南部
沙塵暴:sandstorm
參考例句:His plane made a crash-landing during a sandstorm yesterday 昨天他的飛機在沙塵暴中緊急降落