单词 | lava |
释义 | lavala‧va /ˈlɑːvə/ noun [uncountable] ![]() ![]() WORD ORIGINlava ExamplesOrigin: 1700-1800 Italian, Latin labes ‘fall’ or lavare ‘to wash’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS word sets
WORD SETS► Geology Collocationsagglomerate, 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 COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► molten lava hot liquid rock that flows from a volcano, or this rock when it has become solid (=liquid rock from a volcano) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► molten· Her great horsy face had turned the colour of molten lava and her eyes were glittering with fury.· He was airlifted on to the mountain as molten lava threatened to swamp the village of Zaffarana.· Suddenly, the immense wall of molten lava bearing down from Mount Etna on to their doorsteps came to a halt. NOUN► flow· Meanwhile, powerful United States Army helicopters continued dropping massive concrete blocks to hinder the lava flow.· Their film shows the steep underwater flow front of a lava flow which was being erupted from a vent on Hawaii itself.· And I bet no man has ever appreciated the lava flow of sensuality so near your ice-perfect surface. ► flows· The same is true of lava flows which are actually extruded under water.· In a few rare cases, lava flows on land have taken place just as the magnetic field was undergoing a reversal.· Unfortunately it is not easy - for obvious reasons - to study modern submarine lava flows in their proper environment.· Where the ocean crust is young, lava flows dominate the landscape.· A Plate Tectonic Re-cap Rather a lot has been said in this chapter about the minor details of lava flows.· The feldspars in volcanic lava flows can also be problematic.· As the viscosity increases, the lava flows more slowly and smoothly, not as boisterously as at first.· Although it is one of the most widely-known volcanic rocks, obsidian lava flows are rare. ► lamp· The lamp, also called the lava lamp, was launched in 1963 but as fashions changed its popularity declined.· Thick rugs, beaded curtains, lava lamps, colored lights. |
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