| 单词 | eruption |
| 释义 | eruption (once / 1071 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n 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." If there's an eruption of a volcano, you don't want to be anywhere near it. When a volcano erupts, it spews a huge amount of lava, ash, and steam into the air. If you were angry at a friend but held your tongue for a long time, then suddenly started yelling in anger, that's an eruption too. The sudden spreading of a disease could be called an eruption. Eruptions are quick, huge, explosive, and dangerous: they're never good news. WORD FAMILYeruption: eruptions+/erupt: erupted, erupting, eruption, eruptive, erupts/eruptive: eruptively USAGE EXAMPLESThe latest eruption occurred Friday, producing an ash cloud that was believed to rise to about 20,000 feet. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) The eruption caused the observatory to issue its highest alert level for aircraft. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) The Alaska Volcano Observatory says an eruption that produced ash started just after 2 p.m. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1 1n the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material Syn|Hypo|Hyper volcanic eruption Plinian eruption a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles discharge the sudden giving off of energy 2n (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) 2Syn|Hyper eructation, extravasation action, activeness, activity the state of being active 1n symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible Hypo|Hyper Kaposi's varicelliform eruption, eczema vaccinatum a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles enanthem, enanthemaeruption on a mucous membrane (as the inside of the mouth) occurring as a symptom of a disease exanthem, exanthema, skin eruptioneruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease efflorescence, rash, roseola, skin rashany red eruption of the skin heat rash, miliaria, prickly heatobstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity hives, nettle rash, urticaria, urticationan itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs symptom (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease 2n the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum 3Hyper egress, emergence, issue the becoming visible n a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper irruption, outbreak epidemic a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time recrudescencea return of something after a period of abatement pandemican epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens n a sudden very loud noise Syn|Hypo|Hyper bam, bang, blast, clap water hammer the banging sound of steam in pipes noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
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