Word · Frequency #1076
shakes
摇动；抖动；抖落
shakes is the third person singular of shake.
to move quickly back and forth or from side to side; to make something move or fall off in this way
包括摇动和抖落等动作
- 1.
To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.
摇头(尤指表示拒绝、不愿或不同意)
- 2.
To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
摇动；抖落；震动使脱离
- 3.
To disturb emotionally; to shock.
使不安；使震惊
- 4.
To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
摆脱,避开,除去
- 5.
To move from side to side.
左右摇动
- 6.
To shake hands.
握手
- 7.
To dance.
跳舞
- 8.
To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
使发出颤音；用颤音演唱
- 9.
To threaten to overthrow.
威胁推翻；动摇
- 10.
To be agitated; to lose firmness.
动摇；失去坚定
摇头；使震惊；使不安；摆脱；甩掉；握手；跳舞
In use
She shook the bottle before pouring the juice.
The earthquake made the whole building shake.
He was shaking with cold after waiting in the rain.
Verb forms
base shake · third person shakes · -ing shaking · past shook · past participle shaken
不规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- shake hands
- 握手
- The two leaders shook hands after the talks.会谈结束后，两位领导人握了手。
- shake one's head
- 摇头
- He shook his head when I offered him more tea.我给他续茶时，他摇了摇头。
- shake well
- 充分摇匀
- Shake well before you open the bottle.打开瓶子前请充分摇匀。
- shake with fear
- 因恐惧而发抖
- The little boy was shaking with fear.小男孩吓得发抖。
- shake off
- 摆脱；甩掉
- She finally shook off her cold.她终于摆脱了感冒。
- shake up
- 使震惊；使不安
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：用力摇动树（shake）让果子落下；谐音像“谢客”，谢绝时摇头摆手——摇动、抖落、拒绝的意思都串起来了。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、news reports、written instructions shake 表“摇动、震动”时为中性通用词，日常对话、新闻报道和书面说明中都比较常见；表示“摆脱”或“使震惊”时，则多用于口语或非正式语境。
Grammar Note
及物与不及物均可；过去式shook，过去分词shaken。
Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵词：make、take、cake、lake 都与 shake 押韵（/eɪk/）。注意拼写相似的 shape /ʃeɪp/ 和 shark /ʃɑːrk/ 发音不同：shape 末尾是 /p/，shark 的元音是 /ɑːr/，不是 /eɪ/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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