major earthquake

基本解釋

Theoretical models predict that the crust is unstable in the hours leading up to a major earthquake, but detecting that instability in the real world has proven a challenge.
根據(jù)理論模型推測(cè)，地殼在大地震發(fā)生前的數(shù)小時(shí)內(nèi)很不穩(wěn)定，但要在現(xiàn)實(shí)世界中探測(cè)到這樣的不穩(wěn)定性還是個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)。
Water is a big deal in Southern California, where demand for it continues to climb, and experts fear a major earthquake could trigger a dangerous shortage of drinking water.
在南加州，水是一件大事，需求一直在持續(xù)上漲，而相關(guān)專家擔(dān)心一場(chǎng)大地震可能會(huì)引發(fā)飲用水短缺的危險(xiǎn)。
Because Hamaoka sits directly over the subduction zone near the junction of two plates, and is overdue for a major earthquake, it is considered to be the most dangerous nuclear power plant in Japan.
由於濱岡核電站直接坐落在兩個(gè)板塊碰撞的頫沖帶上，而且大地震的間隔時(shí)間已經(jīng)超過預(yù)期的周期，因此，被認(rèn)爲(wèi)是日本最具危險(xiǎn)的核電站。

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