eruption
eruption 英 [ɪ'rʌpʃ(ə)n] 美 [ɪ'rʌpʃən]
n. 爆发，喷发；火山灰；出疹
名词复数:eruptions
- An eruption is an explosion of steam and lava from a volcano. This word is also used for other explosions, such as "an eruption of emotions."
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- n. 爆发，喷发；火山灰；出疹
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1. The last eruption of this volcano lasted over a year, so this cannot be ruled out.
该火山上次爆发持续了一年，所以现在也不能排除这个可能性。
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2. If a volcanic eruption wipes out all of the plain mice, the island will be repopulated by striped mice.
假设一次火山爆发消灭了所有的普通老鼠，那么这个小岛将是斑纹鼠的天下。
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3. Our work was like that of geologists who compile the signs of an imminent earthquake or volcanic eruption.
我们的工作如同地质学家，我们收集一场即将到来的地震或火山爆发的迹象。
- eruption (n.) early 15c., from Middle French éruption (14c.) and directly from Latin eruptionem (nominative eruptio) "a breaking out," noun of action from past participle stem of erumpere "break out, burst forth," from assimilated form of ex "out" (see ex-) + rumpere "to break, rupture" (see rupture (n.)).
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