Tra từ shake - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

shake [shake shakes shook shaking shaken] verb, noun BrE [ʃeɪk] NAmE [ʃeɪk]
verb (shookBrE [ʃʊk] ; NAmE [ʃʊk] shakenBrE [ˈʃeɪkən] ; NAmE [ˈʃeɪkən] )

OBJECT/BUILDING/PERSON
1. intransitive, transitive to move or make sb/sth move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down
• The whole house shakes when a train goes past.
•~ sb/sth Shake the bottle well before use.
•He shook her violently by the shoulders.
•~ sb/sth + adj. She shook her hair loose.
2. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. to move sth in a particular direction by shaking
• She bent down to shake a pebble out of her shoe.

YOUR HEAD
3. transitive ~ your head to turn your head from side to side as a way of saying ‘no’ or to show sadness, disapproval, doubt, etc
• She shook her head in disbelief.

HANDS
4. transitive to take sb's hand and move it up and down as a way of saying hello or to show that you agree about sth ~ hands (with sb) (on sth)
• Do people in Italy shake hands when they meet?
• They shook hands on the deal (= to show that they had reached an agreement).
•~ sb's hand He shook my hand warmly.
•~ sb by the hand Our host shook each of us warmly by the hand.

YOUR FIST
5. transitive ~ your fist (at sb) to show that you are angry with sb; to threaten sb by shaking your ↑fist (= closed hand)

OF BODY
6. intransitive ~ (with sth) to make short quick movements that you cannot control, for example because you are cold or afraid
Syn: ↑tremble
• He was shaking with fear.
• I was shaking like a leaf.
•Her hands had started to shake.

OF VOICE
7. intransitive ~ (with sth) (of sb's voice)to sound unsteady, usually because you are nervous, upset or angry
• ‘Who are you?’ he asked, his voice shaking.
• Her voice shook with emotion.

SHOCK SB
8. transitive (not used in the progressive tenses)to shock or upset sb very much
•~ sb He was badly shaken by the news of her death.
•~ sb up The accident really shook her up.

BELIEF/IDEA
9. transitive ~ sth to make a belief or an idea less certain
•The incident had shaken her faith in him.
•This announcement is bound to shake the confidence of the industry.

GET RID OF
10. transitive to get rid of sth
•~ sth off I can't seem to shake off this cold.
•~ sth He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something wrong.
more at shake/rock the foundations of sthshake/rock sth to its foundations at ↑foundation
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English sc(e)acan (verb), of Germanic origin.

Thesaurus:
shake verb
1. I, T
•Shake the bottle before use.
rattle • • vibrate • • shudder • • wobble • • jolt • • jar • |informal jiggle • |especially journalism rock •
shake/rattle/vibrate/shudder/jar/rock with sth
shake/rattle/vibrate/shudder/rock (sth) violently
shake/vibrate/rock (sth) gently
2. I
•I was shaking like a leaf.
tremble • • shudder • • shiver • • twitch • • convulse •
shake/tremble/shiver/be convulsed with fear
shake/tremble/shiver with cold
sb's hands shake/tremble/twitch
sb's legs shake/tremble
3. T (not used in the progressive tenses)
•He was badly shaken by the news.
unnerve • |written agitate • • fluster • • disconcert •
be shaken/unnerved/agitated/flustered/disconcerted by sth

Example Bank:
•He had not easily shaken Claudine off.
•He merely shook his head.
•He shook her gently by the shoulders.
•He shook his head at her disbelievingly.
•He shook the blankets vigorously to get rid of the dust.
•He was almost shaking with the intensity of what he was saying.
•He was crying and shaking all over.
•Her hands were shaking so badly that she couldn't hold her glass.
•His voice shook with fury.
•I found myself shaking uncontrollably with cold.
•I just couldn't stop shaking.
•I started shaking with fear.
•I was numb with dread. I was literally shaking.
•My body was shaking from the cold.
•My hands started shaking nervously.
•Natalie fairly shook with laughter.
•Roxy was practically shaking with anger.
•Shake well before use.
•She must have shaken the baby quite violently to inflict such severe injuries.
•She never seemed to completely shake off the dumb blonde image.
•She was shaking with anger/fury/rage.
•to shake with fear/laughter/sobs
•‘Drink?’ he offered. She shook her head.
•Her hands started to shake.
•I was shaking like a leaf.
•If I met him I'd shake him by the hand and congratulate him.
•Shake the pan gently to settle the contents.
•She refused to shake hands with him.
•She shook her hair loose.
•The captains shook hands before the game commenced.
•The ground began to shake.
•The man shook his fist at the court after he was sentenced.
•The old man watched them walk off into the night, shaking his head sadly.
•The whole house shakes whenever a train goes past.
•They shook hands on the deal.
•Tom bent down to shake a pebble out of his shoe.
Idioms: ↑in a couple of shakes ▪ ↑in two shakes ▪ ↑shake a leg ▪ ↑shake in your shoes
Derived: ↑shake down ▪ ↑shake on something ▪ ↑shake somebody down ▪ ↑shake somebody off ▪ ↑shake somebody up ▪ ↑shake something out ▪ ↑shake something up

noun

MOVEMENT
1. countable, usually singular an act of shaking sth/sb
• Give the bottle a good shake before opening.
• He dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head (= turning it from side to side to mean ‘no’).
•She gave him a shake to wake him.
see also ↑handshake

OF BODY
2. the shakesplural (informal)a physical condition in which you cannot stop your body from shaking because of fear, illness, or because you have drunk too much alcohol
•I always get the shakes before exams.

DRINK
3. countable = ↑milkshake
•a strawberry shake
more at a fair shake at ↑fair _adj., be no great shakes at ↑great _adj.

Word Origin:
Old English sc(e)acan (verb), of Germanic origin.

Example Bank:
•He gave himself a mental shake and got down to work.
•a rueful shake of the head
•Give the bottle a good shake.
•He dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head.