shake /ʃeik/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) move or cause to move back and forth
• (v.) move with or as if with a tremor
• (v.) undermine or cause to waver

Chinese translation

• n. 摇动, 震动
• vt. 摇动, 动摇, 使震动, 挥舞
• vi. 震动, 发抖, 动摇

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ʃeik/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.33 · Rare

Word forms

shook, shaking, shaken, shakes

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