可能来自qu-所表示的拟声词，模仿松软，颤动或颤抖的声音，词源同quaver,quiver.

1. Most of the wreckage from the 1985 quake has been cleared.

1985年地震遗留的废墟大部分已经被清理干净。

2. Social phobics quake at the thought of meeting strangers.

患有社交恐惧症的人一想到要见陌生人就发抖。

3. The quake destroyed mud buildings in many remote villages.

这次地震摧毁了许多偏远乡村的土坯房。

4. As a writer, Web browser and unrepentant Quake player, I'm strictly a laptop kind of guy.

作为一个写作人 、 网络搜寻者和顽固不化的Quake玩家, 我属于膝上型的那一类.

5. The network was broadcasting the World Series from Candlestick Park when the quake struck.

地震发生时，该电视网正在烛台棒球场直播世界系列赛。