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单词 upwell
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upwellv.

Brit. /ˌʌpˈwɛl/, U.S. /ˌəpˈwɛl/
Etymology: up- prefix 3a.
intransitive. To well up; spec. of liquid, esp. seawater: to surge upwards. Also figurative.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] > well up
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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > move restlessly about [verb (intransitive)] > rise up from depths
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1885 R. Bridges Eros & Psyche x. xix. 125 Out of the topmost stone Of yonder hill upwells a fountain head.
1886 National Rev. Apr. 229 As when, up-welling from his fountain deeps, The Infant River leaves his native snows.
1913 R. Kane Good Friday to Easter Sunday 29 A fresh warm tear..is born,..silently upwelling.
1938 Nature 29 Oct. 778/1 Atlantic water..is rich in phosphate because it contains water that has upwelled at the edge of the continental shelf.
1973 C. Sagan Cosmic Connection xvi. 115 Hot molten rock, called lava, upwells through tubes in the upper layers of the Earth.
1979 Nature 8 Feb. 470/2 Most meltwater from icebergs may spread laterally rather than upwell along the sides.
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