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单词 volcanic
释义 vol·can·ic
I. \(ˈ) väl|kanik, -nēk sometimes -|kān-\ adjective
Etymology: French volcanique, from volcan volcano (from Italian volcano, vulcano) + -ique -ic — more at volcano
1.
 a. : of or relating to a volcano
  < volcanic activity >
  < volcanic steam >
 b. : characterized by or composed of volcanoes
  < a volcanic region >
  < a volcanic chain >
  < a volcanic range >
 c. : produced, influenced, or changed by a volcano or by volcanic agencies : made of materials from volcanoes
  < a volcanic mountain >
2. : resembling a volcano especially in explosive violence or latent explosive violence : characteristic of a volcano : violent, volatile
 < blurting out a few volcanic words, and then relapsing — Thomas Wolfe >
 < long-oppressed volcanic emotions erupt, old family feuds flare up — Vicki Baum >
 < this volcanic tempest of a man, fierce, merciless to the flesh — H.O.Taylor >
 < the volcanic tremors that now convulse civilization — Sumner Welles >
 < major adjustments of one kind or another are essential to stabilize that politically volcanic region — Vera M. Dean >
vol·can·i·cal·ly \-nə̇k(ə)lē, -nēk-, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: a volcanic rock
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