英语词汇“tsunami”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

THESAURUSnatural disasters► earthquake

a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage: · A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.· It was the biggest earthquake to hit the Pacific Northwest for 52 years.

► flood

a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry: · Bangladesh has been hit by a series of devastating floods (=very bad floods).· The crisis began with floods that covered one third of the countryside.

► drought

a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live: · The country experienced its worst drought this century.· In East Africa, three years of drought have left 10 million people in urgent need of food and water.

► famine

a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die: · Poor harvests led to famine.· 4,000,000 people are threatened by famine in northern Ethiopia.

► hurricane

a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean: · extreme weather such as hurricanes· Hurricane Andrew left southern Florida in ruins.

► typhoon

a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean: · A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees.·

► tsunami

a very large wave, caused by extreme conditions such as an earthquake, which can cause a lot of damage when it reaches land: · Thousands of people were killed in the tsunami.· Many Pacific earthquakes have generated tsunamis.

► earthquake

a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface: · The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads.

► quake

informal an earthquake – used especially in journalism: · More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores.

► tremor

a small movement in the Earth’s surface in which the ground shakes slightly: · He was awoken by a series of tremors during the night.

► aftershock

further movements in the Earth’s surface that happen after a larger earthquake: · In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks.

► tsunami

an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water: · There was no warning of the approaching tsunami.

WORD SETS► Geology

agglomerate, nounalabaster, nounanthracite, nounasbestos, nounatoll, nounbasalt, nounbasin, nounbauxite, nounbed, nounbedrock, nounberyl, nounbluff, nouncanyon, nouncape, nouncarboniferous, adjectivechalk, nounchalky, adjectivechasm, nounclay, nouncliff, nouncoal, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nounconglomerate, nouncontinental drift, nouncontinental shelf, nouncore, nouncove, nouncrag, nouncrater, nouncreek, nounCretaceous, adjectivecrevasse, nouncrust, nouncrystal, nouncrystalline, adjectivecrystallize, verbdelta, noundeposit, noundeposition, noundune, noundust bowl, nounearthquake, nounelevation, nounemery, nounepicentre, nounepoch, nounera, nounerode, verberosion, nounerupt, verbescarpment, nounestuary, nounextinct, adjectivefault, nounfeeder, nounfeldspar, nounfiord, nounfjord, nounflint, nounflood plain, nounfluvial, adjectivefold, nounfool's gold, nounfossil, nounfossilize, verbfriable, adjectivegeology, noungeyser, nounglaciation, nounglacier, nounGondwanaland, granite, noungrassland, noungroundwater, noungulf, noungully, nounheadland, nounhinterland, nounhot spring, nounigneous, adjectiveimpervious, adjectiveinactive, adjectiveinlet, nounisthmus, nounjasper, nounjet, nounkaolin, nounknoll, nounlagoon, nounlake, nounlandlocked, adjectivelandslide, nounlandslip, nounlava, nounleach, verblevee, nounlime, nounlimestone, nounloam, nounlowlands, nounmagma, nounmarble, nounmarsh, nounmarshland, nounmatrix, nounmetamorphic, adjectivemica, nounmineral, nounmineralogy, nounmining, nounmoraine, nounmorass, nounmountain, nounmountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmudslide, nounnugget, nounoasis, nounoilfield, nounore, nounoutcrop, nounpalaeontology, nounPalaeozoic, adjectivePangaea, peninsula, nounpermafrost, nounpetroleum, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplate, nounplate tectonics, nounporous, adjectivepothole, nounprairie, nounprecipice, nounpromontory, nounpumice, nounpyrites, nounquartz, nounravine, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrift valley, nounriver, nounrock, nounrock salt, nounsand, nounsand bar, nounsandstone, nounsapphire, nounscarp, nounschist, nounscree, nounseam, nounsediment, nounsedimentary, adjectivesedimentation, nounseismic, adjectiveseismograph, nounseismology, nounsettlement, nounshale, nounshelf, nounshingle, nounsilica, nounsilicate, nounsilt, nounslate, nounstalactite, nounstalagmite, nounstone, nounstrait, nounstrata, stratified, adjectivestratum, nounsubsoil, nounsubstratum, nounsummit, nounterrain, nounthermal, adjectivetopaz, nountopsoil, nountor, nountremor, nountributary, nountrilobite, nountsunami, nountundra, nounturquoise, nounvalley, nounvein, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwater table, noun

单词	tsunami
释义	tsunamitsu‧na‧mi /tsʊˈnɑːmi/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINtsunami Origin: 1800-1900 Japanese ‘harbor wave’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Fear of the electronic tsunami is misplaced. In 1896, a tsunami on the Sanriku coast left 27, 122 dead. In general, both shock waves from airbursts and tsunami waves from ocean impacts may present serious hazards to populated areas. In the 165 years from 1813 to 1978 Hawaii recorded no fewer than ninety-five tsunamis. No one knows the height of the tsunami caused by this eruption. Once the home of only a few sushi venues, our city now boasts a virtual tsunami of these eateries. The result may be a wave of call attempts spreading like a tsunami, at the speed of light. Thousands more were killed by tsunamis in 1717 and again in 1854. Thesaurus THESAURUSnatural disasters► earthquake a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage: · A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.· It was the biggest earthquake to hit the Pacific Northwest for 52 years. ► flood a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry: · Bangladesh has been hit by a series of devastating floods (=very bad floods).· The crisis began with floods that covered one third of the countryside. ► drought a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live: · The country experienced its worst drought this century.· In East Africa, three years of drought have left 10 million people in urgent need of food and water. ► famine a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die: · Poor harvests led to famine.· 4,000,000 people are threatened by famine in northern Ethiopia. ► hurricane a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean: · extreme weather such as hurricanes· Hurricane Andrew left southern Florida in ruins. ► typhoon a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean: · A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees.· ► tsunami a very large wave, caused by extreme conditions such as an earthquake, which can cause a lot of damage when it reaches land: · Thousands of people were killed in the tsunami.· Many Pacific earthquakes have generated tsunamis. ► earthquake a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface: · The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads. ► quake informal an earthquake – used especially in journalism: · More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores. ► tremor a small movement in the Earth’s surface in which the ground shakes slightly: · He was awoken by a series of tremors during the night. ► aftershock further movements in the Earth’s surface that happen after a larger earthquake: · In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks. ► tsunami an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water: · There was no warning of the approaching tsunami. WORD SETS► Geology agglomerate, nounalabaster, nounanthracite, nounasbestos, nounatoll, nounbasalt, nounbasin, nounbauxite, nounbed, nounbedrock, nounberyl, nounbluff, nouncanyon, nouncape, nouncarboniferous, adjectivechalk, nounchalky, adjectivechasm, nounclay, nouncliff, nouncoal, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nounconglomerate, nouncontinental drift, nouncontinental shelf, nouncore, nouncove, nouncrag, nouncrater, nouncreek, nounCretaceous, adjectivecrevasse, nouncrust, nouncrystal, nouncrystalline, adjectivecrystallize, verbdelta, noundeposit, noundeposition, noundune, noundust bowl, nounearthquake, nounelevation, nounemery, nounepicentre, nounepoch, nounera, nounerode, verberosion, nounerupt, verbescarpment, nounestuary, nounextinct, adjectivefault, nounfeeder, nounfeldspar, nounfiord, nounfjord, nounflint, nounflood plain, nounfluvial, adjectivefold, nounfool's gold, nounfossil, nounfossilize, verbfriable, adjectivegeology, noungeyser, nounglaciation, nounglacier, nounGondwanaland, granite, noungrassland, noungroundwater, noungulf, noungully, nounheadland, nounhinterland, nounhot spring, nounigneous, adjectiveimpervious, adjectiveinactive, adjectiveinlet, nounisthmus, nounjasper, nounjet, nounkaolin, nounknoll, nounlagoon, nounlake, nounlandlocked, adjectivelandslide, nounlandslip, nounlava, nounleach, verblevee, nounlime, nounlimestone, nounloam, nounlowlands, nounmagma, nounmarble, nounmarsh, nounmarshland, nounmatrix, nounmetamorphic, adjectivemica, nounmineral, nounmineralogy, nounmining, nounmoraine, nounmorass, nounmountain, nounmountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmudslide, nounnugget, nounoasis, nounoilfield, nounore, nounoutcrop, nounpalaeontology, nounPalaeozoic, adjectivePangaea, peninsula, nounpermafrost, nounpetroleum, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplate, nounplate tectonics, nounporous, adjectivepothole, nounprairie, nounprecipice, nounpromontory, nounpumice, nounpyrites, nounquartz, nounravine, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrift valley, nounriver, nounrock, nounrock salt, nounsand, nounsand bar, nounsandstone, nounsapphire, nounscarp, nounschist, nounscree, nounseam, nounsediment, nounsedimentary, adjectivesedimentation, nounseismic, adjectiveseismograph, nounseismology, nounsettlement, nounshale, nounshelf, nounshingle, nounsilica, nounsilicate, nounsilt, nounslate, nounstalactite, nounstalagmite, nounstone, nounstrait, nounstrata, stratified, adjectivestratum, nounsubsoil, nounsubstratum, nounsummit, nounterrain, nounthermal, adjectivetopaz, nountopsoil, nountor, nountremor, nountributary, nountrilobite, nountsunami, nountundra, nounturquoise, nounvalley, nounvein, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwater table, noun technical a very large wave, caused by extreme conditions such as an earthquake, which can cause a lot of damage when it reaches land
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