transcription, транскрипция: [ ɑ:ftə(r)ʃɒk, æf- ]
( aftershocks)
1.
Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which occur after a large earthquake.
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2.
People sometimes refer to the effects of an important event, especially a bad one, as the aftershock . ( mainly JOURNALISM )
They were already under stress, thanks to the aftershock of last year’s drought.
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