| 词汇 | earth-shaking |
| 释义 | earth-shaking adjective (alsoearthshaking)uk /ˈɜːθˌʃeɪ.kɪŋ/ us /ˈɝːθˌʃeɪ.kɪŋ/ extremely important or very surprising: These resignations from the government are genuinely earth-shaking events. The news was hardly earth-shaking. Their way of life has sheltered them from earthshaking world events. Synonym earth-shattering causing the ground to shake, for example because of an explosion: The cannon produced an earth-shaking boom and a big cloud of white smoke. The giant wave broke with an earthshaking force that could be heard several miles away. Climate change is having an earth-shaking effect on agriculture in this region. His conclusions may not be not earth-shaking, but they are important and relevant. The conclusions of the investigation are hardly earthshaking. The fireworks exploded with an earth-shaking roar. The mine was struck by an earthshaking collapse. Very important or urgent all-important at all costsidiom be a matter of life and/or deathidiom cardinally chief imperative last but not leastidiom leading life-altering life-and-death life-changing overriding primary prime principally prior prized seminal tectonic weighty You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Surprising and shocking Shaking, swinging and vibrating |
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