/ʃeɪk ||; ʃek/verb (
past tense shook /ʃʊk
||; ʃυk/
past participle shaken /ˈʃeɪkən
||; ˈʃekən/)
1 [I,T] to move (sb/sth) from side to side or up and down with short, quick movements 摇；摇动；震动: I was so nervous that I was shaking. 我紧张得全身发抖。The whole building shakes when big lorries go past. 每当有大货车经过，整幢大厦都会震动起来。 [I] (figurative 比喻) His voice shook with emotion as he described the accident. 他在描述那宗惨剧时激动得声音颤抖。Shake the bottle before taking the medicine. 服药前先将药瓶摇一摇。She shook him to wake him up. 她摇他要把他叫醒。
2 [T] to disturb or upset sb/sth 扰乱；使心烦意乱或震惊: The scandal has shaken the whole country. 那宗丑闻使全国震惊。
3 [T] to cause sth to be less certain; to cause doubt about sth 使信心动摇；使怀疑: Nothing seems to shake her belief that she was right. 她相信自己是对的，似乎没有什么能动摇她的信心。
shake sb's hand/shake hands (with sb);shake sb by the hand to take sb's hand and move it up and down (when you meet sb, to show that you have agreed on sth, etc) 握手（以表示问候、同意等）
☞picture on page S19 见S19页插图 shake your head to move your head from side to side, as a way of saying no 摇头（以表示反对）
☞picture on page S19 见S19页插图 shake sb/sth off to get rid of sb/sth; to remove sth by shaking 摆脱；抖掉:
I don't seem to be able to shake off this cold. 我似乎没法治好这次感冒了。Shake the crumbs off the tablecloth. 抖掉桌布上的面包屑。