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the shaking of sth
The shaking of the bridge frightened the drivers.
桥梁的晃动吓坏了司机们。
摇动；晃动；震动
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摇动；晃动；震动
A movement that shakes something or someone.
The shaking of the bridge frightened the drivers.
桥梁的晃动吓坏了司机们。
摇晃的动作；抖动。
A movement that shakes.
The shaking of the table made the glasses fall.
桌子的摇晃使玻璃杯掉了下来。
She felt a slight shaking in her hands due to nervousness.
由于紧张，她感到手部有轻微的颤抖。
The earthquake's shaking lasted for several seconds.
地震的晃动持续了几秒钟。
The shaking of the bridge frightened the drivers.
桥梁的晃动吓坏了司机们。
这里用不定冠词 a 表示一次具体的抖动。
I felt a shaking in my legs after the long run.
长跑后我感觉到双腿一阵抖动。
shaking 作主语时，常搭配表示开始、持续或结束的动词。
The shaking stopped as soon as the train left the station.
火车一离开车站，晃动就停止了。
Not this
Shaking hands are a common greeting in many countries.
Use this
Shaking hands is a common greeting in many countries.
动名词短语作主语时视为单数，谓语动词用 is；不能因为短语中有复数名词 hands 就用 are。
Not this
I look forward to shake hands with you.
Use this
I look forward to shaking hands with you.
look forward to 中的 to 是介词，后接名词或动名词，所以用 shaking hands，不能用动词原形 shake。
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剧烈的摇晃
The violent shaking of the building made everyone run outside.
建筑物剧烈的摇晃让大家跑了出去。
无法控制的颤抖
The medicine can cause uncontrollable shaking in some patients.
这种药可能会让一些病人无法控制地颤抖。
摇头
She answered with a shaking of the head.
她摇了摇头作为回答。
不停的晃动
The constant shaking of the washing machine annoyed the neighbors.
洗衣机不停的晃动让邻居很烦。
地面震动
The ground shaking lasted about ten seconds.
地面震动持续了大约十秒。
（因紧张或害怕）浑身发抖
She was shaking like a leaf before the oral exam.
口语考试前她紧张得浑身发抖。
吓得直哆嗦；十分害怕
He was shaking in his boots when the boss called him into the office.
老板叫他进办公室时，他吓得直哆嗦。
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shake（摇）后加-ing，名词指‘摇动的动作’，联想手中杯子不断在抖。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常口语、书面描写 作为名词表示摇动或抖动的动作，通常在日常口语和一般书面描写中比较常见；更正式的场合可考虑用 tremor 或 vibration 等词。
baking、making、taking、waking、faking 与 shaking（/ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/）押韵：它们都以 /eɪkɪŋ/ 结尾，拼写上是 -aking。asking 是易混词：它也以 -king 结尾，但读作 /ˈæskɪŋ/，元音是 /æ/ 且 /k/ 前有 /s/，所以不与 shaking 押韵。
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