汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 地动山摇
地动山摇 (地動山搖)
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
When the earthquake occurred, the earth trembled and the mountains and rivers shook / It also describes the great momentum or intense struggle
亦作"地动山摧"。 谓大地震动,山峦摇撼。 形容声势浩大。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

随着地动山摇的一声巨响。

With the tremendous sound of the shaking of the ground.

基础不牢,地动山摇,基础不稳,做题不准。

Without a solid foundation, earth the mountains shake, a sound foundation, questions are not allowed to do so.

汶川大地震地动山摇,引发了大量的滑坡、崩塌、泥石流等地质灾害。

The destructive Wenchuan Earthquake induced massive landslide, collapse, debris flow and other geological disasters.

顷刻间,随着一声巨响,炸得地动山摇,升起的浓烟远远超过了我们前次看到的黑烟高度。

Soon the ground shook with a massive thumping explosion, its smoke rising far higher than the black plume we'd seen earlier.

5月12日,北川县曲山镇59岁的张贵清正在干农活,突然地动山摇,田地裂开了口子。

Zhang Guiqing, 59, was working on the farm when the earth shook and the field split under his feet on May 12.

在伦敦申办2012年奥运会成功后的第一天,这座都城因炸弹爆炸而地动山摇,52名火车和公交车乘客死亡,超过700人受伤。

The day after London was awarded the 2012 Olympics, the capital was rocked by bomb blasts which killed 52 train and bus commuters, injuring more than 700.