aftershock

Word family  noun shock shocker aftershock adjective shocked shocking shock shockproof verb shock adverb shockingly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++af·ter·shock /ˈɑːftəʃɒk $ ˈæftərʃɑːk/ noun [countable]  1. a small earthquake that happens after a larger one 〔地震的〕余震2  the effects of a shocking event 〔令人震惊之事的〕余波 the war and its aftershocks 这次战争及其余波

Examples from the Corpus

aftershock• The second shock, like an aftershock, was that they would not get this money either.• The war and its aftershocks had a profound effect on people here and abroad.• Nicola Giandomenico said it appeared more stones fell from the roof and the facade during the latest aftershock.• I feel the aftershock of this article for days.• To cope with the aftershock, Mr Perez has made himself unpopular by bringing in painful economic reforms.• The aftershocks intensify threefold each time.• A third aftershock of the Six-Day War took place half a world away, in the Soviet Union.• She was still trembling, tiny aftershocks of excitement tingling inside her.

af·ter·shock nounChineseSyllable  

small earthquake happens after a a larger Corpus that

aftershock
af‧ter‧shock /ˈɑːftəʃɒk $ ˈæftərʃɑːk/ noun [countable]1. a small earthquake that happens after a larger one
2. the effects of a shocking event:
    the war and its aftershocks
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ earthquake a sudden shaking of the earth’s surface: The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads.
   ▪ quake informal an earthquake – used especially in journalism: More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores.
   ▪ tremor a small movement in the earth’s surface in which the ground shakes slightly: He was awoken by a series of tremors during the night.
   ▪ aftershock further movements in the earth’s surface that happen after a larger earthquake: In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks.
   ▪ tsunami an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water: There was no warning of the approaching tsunami.

after·shockBrE /ˈɑːftəʃɒk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæftərʃɑːk/ 🔊 nouna small earthquake that happens after a bigger one （地震后的）余震