shake betydelse and definition

Betydelse av shake på svenska

• 0 to move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements, or to make something or someone do this:

  • A young boy climbed into the apple tree and shook the branches so that the fruit fell down.

  • Babies like toys that make a noise when they're shaken.

  • The explosion shook buildings for miles around.

  • [ + obj + adj ] People in southern California were shaken awake by an earthquake.

  • She shook her hair loose from its ribbon.

  • Anna shook some powdered chocolate over her coffee.

  • Every time one of these big trucks goes by, all the houses shake.

  • The child's body was shaking with sobs.

  • She was shaking as she opened the letter.

  • I was shaking in my shoes/boots (= very nervous) about having to tell Dad what I'd done.

  • I was shaking like a leaf (= very nervous) before the test.

  • Her voice shook as she talked about the person who attacked her.

  • "Pleased to meet you," he said, shaking my hand.

  • "Congratulations," she said, shaking the winner by the hand.

  • The Princess was photographed shaking hands with AIDS victims.

  • It seems that we have a deal, so let's shake (hands) on it.

  • I asked Tim if he'd seen Jackie lately but he shook his head.

  • "That's incredible!" he said, shaking his head in disbelief.

  • He shook his fist at the driver who pulled out in front of him.

• 1 to cause to feel upset and worried:

  • The child seemed nervous and visibly shaken.

  • The news has shaken the whole country.

• 2 to make something less certain, firm, or strong:

  • What has happened has shaken the foundations of her belief.

  • After six defeats in a row, the team's confidence has been badly shaken.

  • This discovery may shake (up) traditional theories on how mountains are formed.

• 3 to get rid of or escape from something:

  • It's very difficult to shake the habit of a lifetime.

  • The company has so far been unable to shake (off) its reputation for being old-fashioned.

• 4 an act of shaking something:

  • She gave the box a shake to see if there was anything inside it.

  • "No, no, no," he said with a shake of his head.

  • I watched her hands as she prepared coffee and she definitely had the shakes.

• 5 a milkshake

• 6 a flat piece of wood split (= cut with a tool such as an axe) from a block, and then fixed in rows to make a roof or wall covering:

  • Cedar shakes are hand split from logs and shaped with a thicker end to give a rustic appearance.

• 7 to move something backward and forward or up and down in quick, short movements:

  • [ T ] Shake the can.

  • [ T ] She shook Dana gently.

  • [ T ] Cory shook some powdered sugar on her French toast.

  • [ I ] The explosion made the ground shake.

  • [ M ] Lily shook her long hair out (= moved her hair to make it fall loosely around her shoulders).

  • [ M ] She shook out the tablecloth (= shook it so anything on it fell off).

  • [ I ] She was soaking wet and shaking when she when she finally got home.

  • [ I ] Her hands shook as she opened the letter.

  • They stood at the gate, shaking their fists and shouting.

  • We shook hands and left.

  • Frank shook his head in disbelief.

  • My dad shook his head, "No, you can't go."

• 8 to cause someone to feel upset and troubled:

  • Juanita was shaken and tried not to cry.

  • The instructor was shaken by the angry e-mails she received.

• 9 to make someone’s beliefs less certain or strong; to weaken:

  • Nothing shook her conviction that there was no substitute for hard work.

  • The defense failed to shake Powell’s testimony.

• 10 to get rid of something, or escape from something:

  • He couldn’t shake the feeling that Tony had another motive.

  • I’ve had this cold all week and just can’t seem to shake it.

• 11 the act of moving something backward and forward or up and down in quick, short movements:

  • Give the bottle a shake.

  • Maria answered no with a shake of her head.

  • Just thinking about the upcoming interview gave him the shakes.

• 12 if something shakes someone's beliefs, hopes, etc., it destroys these feelings or makes them weaker:

  • Shareholders' hopes of a quick profit have been badly shaken by recent events.

  • The credit crunch shook public confidence in the financial system.

• 13 to hold someone's hand with one of your hands and move it up and down to greet someone or show that an agreement has been reached:

  • shake hands with sb He waited in the lobby to shake hands with prospective customers.

  • After signing the contract both sides shook hands.

• 14 to reach an agreement about something:

  • After months of negotiation they finally shook hands on the deal.