/ʃeɪk; ʃek/
v (pt shook / FUk; FJk/, pp shaken / 5FeIkEn; `FekEn/)
1 (a) [La, I, Tn, Tn.p, Cn.a] ~ sb/sth (about/around) (cause sb/sth to) move quickly and often jerkily from side to side or up and down （使某人[某物]）急速摇动或颠簸（常指猛然产生或停止）
*a bolt shaking loose in an engine 发动机上震松的螺栓
* The earth shook under us, eg in an earthquake. 大地在我们脚下抖动（如地震时）.
* The table shook when she banged her fist on it. 她用拳头把桌子敲得直颤.
* Shake the bottle before taking the medicine. 服药前先将药瓶摇一摇.
* He shook the carpet to get rid of the dust. 他把地毯上的尘土抖掉了.
* He shook her violently as a dog shakes a rat. 他使劲把她推来推去, 像狗玩老鼠似的.
* Great sobs shook his whole body. 他哭得浑身发抖.
* The bumpy car ride shook us around a bit. 汽车把我们颠得有些摇摇晃晃.
* Vibrations shook the panel loose. 仪表板震松了.
(b) [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) (of a person) tremble; quiver （指人）发抖, 打颤
*laughed until their sides shook 笑得他们浑身直颤
* shaking with laughter, fear, rage, etc 笑得、吓得、气得...打颤
* shaking with cold 冻得发抖.
2 (a) [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb (up) disturb the calmness of sb; trouble or shock sb 使某人心绪不宁; 烦扰或惊吓某人
*shaken by the news of her death 受到她死讯的震惊
* They were badly shaken (up) in the accident. 他们在这次事故中受到很大打击.
* This surprising development quite shook me. 这一惊人的新情况把我吓坏了.
(b) [Tn] make (sth) less certain; weaken 动摇（某人）的想法; 减弱
*shake sb's faith, courage, belief, etc 动摇某人的信仰、削弱某人的勇气、动摇某人的信念
* Her theory has been shaken by this new evidence. 这一新证据动摇了她的理论.
3 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sth) (of sb's voice) become weak or faltering; tremble （指某人的嗓音）变弱, 发颤, 颤抖
*His voice shook (with emotion) as he announced the news. 他宣布这一消息时, 声音（因激动）有些颤抖.
4 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) (infml 口) shake hands 握手
*We're agreed, so let's shake (on it). 咱们意见一致了, 握握手吧.
5 (idm 习语) shake the dust (of...) off one's feet leave a place one does not like, hoping not to return 离开厌恶之处, 但愿不再返回
*After a year of misery here, I'm finally shaking the dust of this town off my feet. 我在这个市镇受了一年罪, 总算离开这里了. shake one's `fist (at sb) show that one is angry with sb or threaten sb by shaking one's fist 向某人挥拳表示愤怒或恐吓. shake sb's `hand/shake `hands (with sb)/shake sb by the `hand grasp sb's hand and move it up and down as a greeting, or to express agreement, etc 握手（表示问候或同意等）. shake one's `head turn one's head from side to side as a way of indicating `no', or to express doubt, sorrow, disapproval, etc 摇头（表示否定、怀疑、悲伤、不赞成等）. shake in one's `shoes (infml 口) be very frightened 非常害怕
*He was shaking in his shoes at the thought of flying for the first time. 他想到这是他第一次乘飞机就吓得要命. shake a `leg (dated Brit sl 旧, 俚) (esp imperative 尤用于祈使句) get moving; start to act; hurry 出发; 动手; 赶快; 快点儿
*Come on, shake a leg, we're late already. 好啦, 快点儿吧, 我们已经晚啦. shake like a leaf tremble with fear, nervousness, etc 因害怕、紧张...而发抖.
6 (phr v) shake down
(a) settle down and function properly 安顿下来, 一切就绪
*The new office staff are shaking down well. 新职员各方面都很顺利.
(b) sleep somewhere where there is no proper bed 睡在没有正式床的地方
*You can shake down on the floor. 你可以临时睡在地板上. shake sb down (US infml 口) get money from sb by threats, violence, etc 勒索或敲诈某人. shake sb/sth down (US infml 口) search sb/sth thoroughly 彻底搜查某人[某处]
*Police shook the club down, looking for narcotics. 警方为搜索毒品把那个俱乐部彻底搜查了一遍.

/ʃeɪk; ʃek/
n
1 [C usu sing 通常作单数] act of shaking or being shaken 摇动; 震动; 颠簸
*a shake of the head, ie indicating `no' 摇一下头（表示否定）
* I gave my purse a shake, and a coin fell out. 我摇了一下钱包, 掉出一枚硬币.
2 the shakes [sing v] (infml 口) fit of trembling or shivering 哆嗦; 寒战
*a high temperature and a fit of the shakes 发高烧打哆嗦.
3 (idm 习语) a fair shake =>fair1. in a couple of `shakes/in two `shakes (of a lamb's tail) (infml 口) in a moment; very soon 马上; 立刻
*Hang on! I'll be back in two shakes! 电话先不要挂! 我马上就来! no great shakes => great.